Simon Armitage

U.K. Poet Laureate
Forward Prize

Coleman Barks

Acclaimed Poet
Premier Translator of Rumi

Julian Talamantez Brolaski

Native American Poet
Its Pronoun is It

Mahogany L. Browne

Poet, Performer & Organizer
Black Girl Magic

Kwame Dawes

Ghana-born Jamaican Poet
Novelist and Essayist
Windham Campbell Prize Winner

LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs

Interdisciplinary Poet and Sound Artist
Whiting Award

Anaïs Duplan

Award-winning Poet & Essayist
Whiting Award

Cornelius Eady

Poet, Lyricist, Playwright
Co-Founder of Cave Canem

Safia Elhillo

Award-winning Poet
Arab American Book Award
National Book Award Longlist

Haleh Liza Gafori

Vocalist, Poet, Educator
Premier Translator of Rumi

Joy Harjo

US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award
Memoirs: Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior

Douglas Kearney

National Book Award Longlist
Race, Culture & Identity

John Murillo

Award-winning Poet
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award

Tim Seibles

Acclaimed Poet
National Book Award Finalist

Matthew Shenoda

Award-winning Poet
American Book Award

Anne Waldman

Writer, Editor, Teacher
Award-winning Poet
Co-Founder of The Poetry Project