Elizabeth Acevedo
Performance Poet & Novelist
National Book Award
Samiya Bashir
Acclaimed Poet Finalist Lambda Lit Award
Mahogany L. Browne
Poet, Performer & Organizer Black Girl Magic
Joy Harjo
US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
Memoirs: Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Douglas Kearney
Acclaimed Poet
Race, Culture & Identity
Taylor Mali
Performance Poet
What Teachers Make
Ladan Osman
Somali-born Poet
Gender & Displacement
Molly Peacock
Acclaimed Poet
Memoir, Biography, Essay
Sapphire
Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Crystal Valentine
Poet, Educator & Activist
Nat’l Poetry Slam Finalist