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

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

Patrick Phillips

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

Deesha Philyaw

Acclaimed Writer
National Book Award Finalist

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