You will hear from 100 of the most exciting distinguished and emerging poets across genres and styles.
George Abraham
Jessica Abughattas
Grisel Y. Acosta
Ryka Aoki
Francisco Aragón
Cameron Awkward-Rich
Kay Ulanday Barrett
Ellen Bass
Ray Young Bear
Zeina Hashem Beck
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Richard Blanco
Eavan Boland (1944-2020)
Robert Carnevale
Andrés Cerpa
Marilyn Chin
Kai Coggin
Kyle Dargan
Teri Ellen Cross Davis
Kwame Dawes
Oliver de la Paz
Natalie Diaz
Tarik Dobbs
Cornelius Eady
Heid E. Erdrich
Martín Espada
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
Naomi Extra (moderator)
Martin J. Farawell (moderator)
Camonghne Felix
Nikky Finney
Carolyn Forché
Aerik Francis
Vievee Francis
Kay Gabriel
Forrest Gander
Ysabel Y. González (moderator)
Yashika Graham
Linda Gregerson
Luray Gross
Joy Harjo
Yona Harvey
Terrance Hayes
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke
Brenda Hillman
Edward Hirsch
Darrel Alejandro Holnes
LeAnne Howe
Marie Howe
Luther Hughes
JP Infante
Jessica Jacobs
Tyehimba Jess
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
Yalie Saweda Kamara
Collin Kelley
Kokumo Kinetic
Keetje Kuipers
Edgar Kunz
Travis Chi Wing Lau
Dorianne Laux
Raina J. León (moderator)
Ada Limón
Ifrah Mansour
Aurielle Marie
Aurora Masum-Javed
Lateef H. McLeod
Jasminne Mendez
Caridad Moro-Gronlier
Khay Muhammad (yoga instructor)
John Murillo
Peter E. Murphy (moderator)
khalil murrell (moderator)
Michelle Myers
Diana Khoi Nguyen
Pádraig Ó Tuama (moderator)
Martin Hill Ortiz
Ladan Osman
Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Michelle Peñaloza
Craig Santos Perez
Gabriel Ramirez
Paisley Rekdal
Seema Reza
Victoria Russell (moderator)
Ruth Irupé Sanabria
Lauren Marie Schmidt
Sagirah Shahid
Cherene Sherrard
ire'ne lara silva
Charles Simic
Darius Simpson
Savannah Sipple
Emily Skaja
Ellen McGrath Smith
Monica Sok
Moheb Soliman
David St. John
Kush Thompson (moderator)
Natasha Trethewey
Rich Villar
Connie Voisine (moderator)
Joe Weil
Jillian Weise
Arhm Choi Wild
Paul-Victor Winters (1972-2020)
Khaty Xiong
As always, the Festival will celebrate the great diversity of voices that make-up contemporary poetry. The poet line-up includes poets from these amazing organizations:
CantoMundo
Cave Canem
In-Na-Po
Kundiman
Lambda Literary
Letras Latinas
Mizna
Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent
Rosenberg Poetry Fellows
Wind of the Spirit
Zoeglossia
The Academy of American Poets’ Chancellors
Our online-only festival is here to bring you thoughtful conversations, connection and community through great poetry. Find inspiration here to fuel what you do next.
