Family

Ellen Bass

Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Lambda Lit Award
Bestselling Nonfiction Author

Mahogany L. Browne

Poet, Performer & Organizer
YA & Children's Author
Black Girl Magic

Tina Chang

Acclaimed American Poet
Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Literacy & Education
Race, Culture, Identity

Geffrey Davis

Award-winning Poet
Finalist Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
Issues of Family & Addiction

Camille Dungy

Award-winning Poet
NBCCA Finalist in Criticism
Acclaimed Essayist
Women's Issues

Bernardine Evaristo

Award-winning Novelist
Booker Prize Winner
Activist for Inclusion

Beth Ann Fennelly

Acclaimed Poet & Essayist
Micro-Memoirist
Mississippi Poet Laureate
On Motherhood

Carrie Fountain

Award-winning Poet
YA: I’m Not Missing
NPR Podcast Host

Alka Joshi

NYT Bestselling Novelist
The Henna Artist

Douglas Kearney

Acclaimed Poet
Mixed Media Readings
CLMP Firecracker Award
Race, Culture & Identity

Keetje Kuipers

Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Story Writer
Culture & Identity
On Motherhood

Deborah Landau

Acclaimed Poet
Anhinga Poetry Prize
The Uses of the Body
The Last Usable Hour

Erika Meitner

Poet & Essayist
Social Critic
Jewish Book Award
Motherhood, Race, Identity

Torrey Peters

NYT Bestselling Novelist
LGBTQ Themes
Detransition, Baby

Patrick Phillips

Poet & Nonfiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Award-winning Translator
FYE: Blood at the Root

Deesha Philyaw

Acclaimed Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Black Queer Intersectionality

Tim Seibles

Acclaimed Poet
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Race Relations
Virginia Poet Laureate

Maggie Smith

Award-winning Poet
Good Bones (viral poem)
Poetry & Nature
Faith, Spirituality, Healing