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Social Justice | Human Rights
Chris Abani
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
PEN Freedom to Write
Peter Balakian
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Memoir: Black Dog of Fate
Memoir: Armenian GolgothEssays on Social Thought
Daniel Borzutzky
Award-winning Poet
National Book Award
Translator from Spanish
Immigration Politics
Jericho Brown
Acclaimed Poet
American Book Award
Gay Rights Advocate
The New Testament
Mahogany L. Browne
Spoken Word Poet
YA & Children's Author
Performer & Activist
Black Girl Magic
Tina Chang
Acclaimed American Poet
Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Literacy & Education
Race, Culture, Identity
Bryan Doerries
Social Impact Theater
Graphic: The Odyssey of...
Translator of Ancient Greek
FYE: The Theater of War
Andre Dubus III
#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist
House of Sand and Fog
Poverty & Violence Issues
Katja Esson
Documentary Filmmaker
Cantineros de Cuba
Poetry of Resilience
Skydancer (Mohawk Life)
Bernardine Evaristo
Award-winning Novelist
Booker Prize Winner
Activist for Inclusion
Nick Flynn
Acclaimed Poet & Memoirist
Poetry: My Feelings
Film: Being Flynn
Memoir: Another Bullshit...
Carolyn Forché
Award-winning Poet
Poetry of Witness
Human Rights Advocate
Translator: Claribel Alegria
Aminatta Forna
Award-winning Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
Issues of War and Peace
The Memory of Love
Josh Fox
Director of Gasland Films
How to Let Go & Love
LennonOno Peace Award
Experimental Theater
John Freeman
Cultural Critic
Acclaimed Essayist
Editor of Freeman's
Poet: Maps
Sara Gruen
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Water for Elephants
Animal Rights Advocate
Keynote Speaker
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Children's & YA Books
Brenda Hillman
Acclaimed Poet
Griffin Poetry Prize
Environmental Advocate
Non-Violent Activist
Li-Young Lee
Chinese American Poet
Poetry of Resilience
Poems: Behind My Eyes
Themes: Faith & Exile
Hisham Matar
Pulitzer Prize for Memoir
Acclaimed Libyan Novelist
Issues of Exile
Fathers and Sons
Rajiv Mohabir
Indo-Carribbean Author
Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Translator
LGBTQ Issues
Valzhyna Mort
Acclaimed Belarusian Poet
Translator of Slavic
Collected Body
Factory of Tears
Okey Ndibe
Nigerian American Author
Novels, Memoir, Essays
Commentator & Humorist
Issues of Immigration
Ladan Osman
Somali-born Poet
Essays on Race
Issues of Immigration
Gender & Displacement
Alicia Ostriker
Distinguished Poet
Jewish Book Award
Poetry & Spirituality
Poetry & Politics
Patrick Phillips
Poet & Nonfiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Award-winning Translator
FYE: Blood at the Root
Ernesto Quiñonez
Acclaimed Novelist
Bodega Dreams
Oral Storyteller
Latino Trendsetter Award
Claudia Rankine
Poet & Playwright
NYT Nonfiction Bestseller
NBCCA & Forward Prize
FYE: Citizen
Vaddey Ratner
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Khmer Rouge Survivor
Refugee and Exile Issues
FYE: Shadow of the Banyon
Natasha Trethewey
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
United States Poet Laureate (2012-2014)
FYE: Native Guard
Brian Turner
Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Memoirist & Essayist
Crystal Valentine
Poet, Educator & Activist
Nat’l Poetry Slam Finalist
Queer Intersectionality
NYC Youth Poet Laureate
Javier Zamora
Salvadoran Poet
The Migrant Experience
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Poems: Unaccompanied
Raúl Zurita
Acclaimed Chilean Poet
Poems: Purgatory