Diane Ackerman
NYT Bestselling Author
Naturalist, Essayist, Poet
Sherwin Bitsui
Native American Poet
PEN Open Book Award
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Bestselling Novelist
National Book Award Finalist
Anthony Cody
Poet & Editor
American Book Award
Whiting Award
LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs
Interdisciplinary Poet and Sound Artist
Whiting Award
Mark Doty
Distinguished Poet & Memoirist
National Book Award
Camille Dungy
Award-winning Poet
Acclaimed Essayist & Critic
Forrest Gander
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Ecopoetics & Translation
Jorie Graham
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Forward Prize
Kimiko Hahn
Acclaimed Poet & Teacher
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
New York State Poet 2025-2027
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Brenda Hillman
Griffin Poetry Prize
Environmental Advocate
Jonathan M. Katz
Award-winning Journalist
Haiti, Epidemic, Disaster
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Award-winning Poet & Memoirist
Max Ritvo Poetry Prize
Andrew Krivak
Acclaimed Novelist
National Book Award Finalist
Akil Kumarasamy
Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize
Rajiv Mohabir
Indo-Carribbean Poet
Memoir: Antiman
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
NYT Bestselling Nature Writer
Acclaimed Poet
Sought-after School Speaker
Maya C. Popa
Romanian-American Poet
North American Book Prize
Matthew Shenoda
Award-winning Poet
American Book Award
Emily Skillings
Acclaimed Poet & Teacher
Feminist Intertextualities
Maggie Smith
Award-winning Poet
NYT Bestselling Memoirist
Author of Good Bones
Arthur Sze
United States Poet Laureate (2025-2026)
Poet, Translator & Editor
Bollingen Prize for American Poetry
Mai Der Vang
Acclaimed Hmong Poet
Exile & Refugees