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Chris Abani
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
PEN Freedom to Write
Elizabeth Acevedo
Performance Poet & Novelist
National Book Award
National Slam Champion
FYE: The Poet X
Ekiwah Adler-Beléndez
Mexican Poet
Disablity Advocate
Love on Wheels
Simon Armitage
U.K. Poet Laureate
Forward Prize, UK
Translation: Sir Gawain
Lyricist: The Scaremongers
Peter Balakian
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Memoir: Black Dog of Fate
Memoir: Armenian GolgothEssays on Social Thought
Coleman Barks
Acclaimed Poet
Premier Translator of Rumi
Hummingbird Sleep: Poems
J Hollister Interfaith Award
Samiya Bashir
Acclaimed Poet Field Theories
Finalist Lambda Lit Award
Mixed Media Readings
Ellen Bass
Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Lambda Lit Award
Bestselling Nonfiction Author
Frank Bidart
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
National Book Award
NBCC Award-winner
LGBT Themes
Sherwin Bitsui
Native American Poet
Structure in Ecopoetics
PEN Open Book Award
Poems: Flood Song
Daniel Borzutzky
Award-winning Poet
National Book Award
Translator from Spanish
Immigration Politics
Julian Talamantez Brolaski
Native American Poet
Its Pronoun is It
Poems: Of Mongrelitude
Jericho Brown
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
NBA Finalist
Gay Rights Advocate
The New Testament
Mahogany L. Browne
Poet, Performer & Organizer
YA & Children's Author
Black Girl Magic
Stephanie Burt
Critic, Poet & Essayist
NBCC Award Finalist
LGBTQ Themes
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate
LGBTQ Themes
Tina Chang
Acclaimed American Poet
Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Literacy & Education
Race, Culture, Identity
Chen Chen
Chinese American Poet
T. Gunn Gay Poetry Award
Issues of Immigration
Issues of Identity
Geffrey Davis
Award-winning Poet
Finalist Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
Issues of Family & Addiction
Kwame Dawes
Ghana-born Jamaican Poet
Novelist and Essayist
Emmy: LiveHopeLove
Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius
W. S. Di Piero
Distinguished Poet
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Personal Essays: City Dog
Art Essays: Out of Eden
Mark Doty
Distinguished Poet
National Book Award
NYT Bestselling Memoirist
Dog Years: A Memoir
Carol Ann Duffy
Poet Laureate of UK
Playwright
Poems: Bees • Rapture
Children's: The Tear Thief
Camille Dungy
Award-winning Poet
NBCCA Finalist in Criticism
Acclaimed Essayist
Women's Issues
Cornelius Eady
Poet, Lyricist, Playwright
Co-Founder of Cave Canem
Hardheaded Weather
Rough Magic: Lit Band
Beth Ann Fennelly
Acclaimed Poet & Essayist
Micro-Memoirist
Mississippi Poet Laureate
On Motherhood
Nick Flynn
Bestselling Memoirist
Award-winning Poet
Homelessness & Addiction
Film, Art & Music Hybridity
Carolyn Forché
NBA Finalist
Poetry of Witness
Human Rights Advocate
Translator: Claribel Alegria
Carrie Fountain
Award-winning Poet
YA: I’m Not Missing
NPR Podcast Host
Forrest Gander
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Ecological Poetics
Novelist & Essayist
Translator from Spanish
Cristina García
Cuban-American Writer
Novelist & Poet
Young Adult Author
Novel: King of Cuba
Natalie Goldberg
Bestselling Author & Poet
Writing Down The Bones
Buddhist Themes
Visual Artist
Jorie Graham
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Forward Prize
Environmental Advocate
Poems: Place • Sea Change
Nathalie Handal
Poet & Playwright
Nonfiction & Travel Writer
Dislocation, Home & Exile
Arab American Book Award
Joy Harjo
US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
NAMMY winning Musician
Essays: Soul Talk, Soul...
FYE Memoir: Crazy Brave
Terrance Hayes
Distinguished Poet
MacArthur "Genius" Award
National Book Award
Visual Artist
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Children's & YA Books
Brenda Hillman
Acclaimed Poet
Griffin Poetry Prize
Environmental Advocate
Non-Violent Activist
Marie Howe
Acclaimed Poet
NYS Poet Laureate (2014)
Speaker on Faith
Kingdom of Ordinary Time
Major Jackson
Acclaimed Poet
NBCCA Finalist
NAACP Image Finalist
Poems: Roll Deep
Douglas Kearney
Acclaimed Poet
Mixed Media Readings
CLMP Firecracker Award
Race, Culture & Identity
Ted Kooser
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
United States Poet Laureate (2004-2006)
Essays & Childrens Books
Keetje Kuipers
Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Story Writer
Culture & Identity
On Motherhood
Deborah Landau
Acclaimed Poet
Anhinga Poetry Prize
The Uses of the Body
The Last Usable Hour
Li-Young Lee
Chinese American Poet
Poetry of Resilience
Poems: Behind My Eyes
Themes: Faith & Exile
Nikola Madzirov
Award-winning Poet
Macedonian Poetry Prize
Remnants of Another Age
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Taylor Mali
Performance Poet
Education Advocate
What Teachers Make
Bouquet of Red Flags
Dawn Lundy Martin
Poet, Critic, Essayist
Video Artist & Performer
Kingsley Tufts Award
LAMBDA Literary Award
Airea D. Matthews
Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Race, Culture & Identity
Women's Issues
Heather McHugh
Distinguished Poet & Critic
MacArthur "Genius" Award
Griffin Prize: Translation
Founder of CareGifted
Erika Meitner
Poet & Essayist
Social Critic
Jewish Book Award
Motherhood, Race, Identity
Dunya Mikhail
Iraqi Poet & Memoirist
Arab American Book Award
Sumerian Writing
The War Works Hard
Rajiv Mohabir
Indo-Carribbean Author
Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Translator
LGBTQ Issues
Honor Moore
Memoirst, Biographer, Poet
Memoir: Bishop's Daughter
Biography: White Blackbird
Poetry: Red Shoes
Valzhyna Mort
Acclaimed Belarusian Poet
Translator of Slavic
Collected Body
Factory of Tears
Sir Andrew Motion
UK Poet Laureate (1999-09)
Dylan Thomas Prize Winner
Biographer and Novelist
Autobiographical Prose
Eileen Myles
Acclaimed Poet and Novelist
Art Journalist and Essayist
Lambda Pioneer Award
LGBTQ Activist
Marilyn Nelson
Poet-as-Historian
Frost Poetry Prize
YA: American Ace
Children: Snook Alone
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Asian-American Poet
Poetry & Nature
Barnes & Noble Book of 2020
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Acclaimed Irish Poet
Theologian and Mediator
Peace & Reconciliation
LGBTQ Inclusion
Meghan O’Rourke
Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Poet
Essay & Criticism
Issues of Grief & Healing
Ladan Osman
Somali-born Poet
Essays on Race
Issues of Immigration
Gender & Displacement
Alicia Ostriker
Distinguished Poet
Jewish Book Award
Poetry & Spirituality
Poetry & Politics
Molly Peacock
Poet & Performance Poet
Memoir, Biography, Essay
Childless by Choice
Creativity in Later Years
Patrick Phillips
Poet & Nonfiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Award-winning Translator
FYE: Blood at the Root
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Award-winning Poet
Literary & Visual Art Critic
Translator from Catalan
Katha Pollitt
Poet, Essayist, Writer
NBCC Award for Poetry
Columnist for The Nation
PRO: Abortion Rights
Maya C. Popa
Romanian-American Poet
North American Book Prize
Womens Issues
Poetry: American Faith
Claudia Rankine
Poet & Playwright
NYT Nonfiction Bestseller
NBCCA & Forward Prize
FYE: Citizen
Alberto Ríos
Mexican-American Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Poet Laureate of Arizona
Culture & Identity
Robin Robertson
Acclaimed Scots Poet
Forward Prize Winner
Translator of Transtromer
New Version: Medea
Sapphire
Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Social Justice Activist
FYE: Push | Film: Precious
Tim Seibles
Acclaimed Poet
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Race Relations
Virginia Poet Laureate
Emily Skillings
Acclaimed Poet & Teacher
Feminist Intertextualities
Nature & the Environment
Poetry: Fort Not
Maggie Smith
Award-winning Poet
Good Bones (viral poem)
Poetry & Nature
Faith, Spirituality, Healing
Brian Turner
Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Memoirist & Essayist
Crystal Valentine
Poet, Educator & Activist
Nat’l Poetry Slam Finalist
Queer Intersectionality
NYC Youth Poet Laureate
Mai Der Vang
Acclaimed Hmong Poet
W. Whitman Award-winner
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Poems: Afterland
Jenny Xie
Chinese American Poet
W. Whitman Poetry Award
Immigration & Dislocation
Poems: Eye Level
Adam Zagajewski
Acclaimed Polish Poet
Griffin Lifetime Recognition
Essayist & Memoirist
Two Cities: Exile, History...
Javier Zamora
Salvadoran Poet
The Migrant Experience
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Poems: Unaccompanied