Simon Armitage

U.K. Poet Laureate
Forward Prize

Mahogany L. Browne

Poet, Performer & Organizer
National Book Award Longlist
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

aja monet

Performance Poet
Author
Grammy-nominated Musician

Jive Poetic

Performance Poet & Educator
John Morning Award for Art and Service

Tim Seibles

Acclaimed Poet
National Book Award Finalist

Matthew Shenoda

Award-winning Poet
American Book Award

Brian Turner

Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Poet, Memoirist & Essayist