Sherwin Bitsui

Native American Poet
PEN Open Book Award

Joy Harjo

US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award

Layli Long Soldier

MacArthur "Genius" Award Recipient
National Book Critics Circle Award

Arthur Sze

United States Poet Laureate (2025-2026)
Poet, Translator & Editor
Bollingen Prize for American Poetry