Peter Balakian
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Black Dog of Fate
Samiya Bashir
Acclaimed Poet Finalist Lambda Lit Award
Frank Bidart
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
National Book Award
Mark Doty
Distinguished Poet & Memoirist
National Book Award
Anaïs Duplan
Award-winning Poet & Essayist
2022 Whiting Award-winner
Natalie Goldberg
Bestselling Author & Poet
Writing Down The Bones
Adam Gopnik
Int'l Bestselling Author
New Yorker Staff Writer
Terrance Hayes
MacArthur "Genius" Award
National Book Award
Douglas Kearney
National Book Award Longlist
Race, Culture & Identity
Eileen Myles
Acclaimed Poet and Critic
Lambda Pioneer Award
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Award-winning Poet
Literary & Visual Art Critic
Francine Prose
NYT Bestselling Author
Fiction, Nonfiction, Essay
Nicole Sealey
Forward Prize
Former Executive Director of Cave Canem (2017-2019)