Raymond Antrobus
Rathbone Folio Prize
Communication, Connection, Cultural Inheritance
Coleman Barks
Acclaimed PoetPremier Translator of Rumi
Ellen Bass
Award-winning Poet
Lambda Lit Award
Sherwin Bitsui
Native American Poet
PEN Open Book Award
Jericho Brown
Pulitzer Prize-winning PoetThe Tradition
Mahogany L. Browne
Poet, Performer & Organizer Black Girl Magic
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate
Natashia Deón
Acclaimed Novelist
Immigration Attorney
Carrie Fountain
Award-winning Poet
YA: I’m Not Missing
Haleh Liza Gafori
Vocalist, Poet, Educator
Translator of Rumi
Forrest Gander
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Ecopoetics & Translation
Natalie Goldberg
Bestselling Author & Poet
Writing Down The Bones
Joy Harjo
US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
Memoirs: Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior
Marie Howe
Acclaimed Poet
NYS Poet Laureate (2014)
Alka Joshi
NYT Bestselling Novelist
The Henna Artist
Akil Kumarasamy
Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize
Li-Young Lee
Chinese American Poet
Resilience, Faith, Exile
Rajiv Mohabir
Indo-Carribbean Poet
Memoir: Antiman
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Acclaimed Irish Poet
Podcast Host: Poetry Unbound
Alicia Ostriker
Distinguished Poet
Jewish Book Award
Deesha Philyaw
Award-winning Writer
Black Queer Intersectionality
Casey Plett
Fiction & Short Story Writer
Lambda Literary Award Winner
Maya C. Popa
Romanian-American Poet
North American Book Prize
Maggie Smith
Award-winning Poet
Good Bones (viral poem)
Danté Stewart
Acclaimed Memoirist
Belonging & Religion
Katherine Stewart
Investigative Reporter & Author
Religious Liberty, Politics, Education
Mai Der Vang
Acclaimed Hmong Poet
Exile & Refugees