Elizabeth Acevedo
Performance Poet & Novelist
National Book Award
Fatimah Asghar
Acclaimed Poet, Novelist, Screenwriter
National Book Award Longlist
Mahogany L. Browne
Poet, Performer & Organizer Black Girl Magic
Joy Harjo
US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award
Memoirs: Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Douglas Kearney
National Book Award Longlist
Race, Culture & Identity
Taylor Mali
Performance Poet
What Teachers Make
aja monet
Performance Poet
Author
Grammy-nominated Musician
Ladan Osman
Somali-born Poet
Gender & Displacement
Molly Peacock
Acclaimed Poet
Memoir, Biography, Essay
Jive Poetic
Performance Poet & Educator
John Morning Award for Art and Service
Sapphire
Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Danez Smith
Forward Prize-Winning Poet
National Book Award Finalist
Author of Homie