Naomi Shihab Nye Accomplished Poet and Author
Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father was a Palestinian refugee and her mother an American of German and Swiss descent, and Nye spent her adolescence in both Jerusalem and San A... Read More
Juan Felipe Herrera Former Poet Laureate of the United States
The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera was educated at UCLA and Stanford University, and he earned his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His numerous poetry collections include 187... Read More
Aja Monet Award-Winning Performance Poet Educator Social Justice Activist Lyricist & Vocalist
Aja Monet is an internationally established poet of Cuban-Jamaican decent. Harry Belafonte has called Aja Monet “The true definition of an artist”. Her craft is an in-depth reflection of emotional wis... Read More
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo Iyeoka (ee-yo-kah) Ivie Okoawo is a first generation Nigerian-American award-winning poet recording artist and TED fellow.
MusicIyeoka Ivie Okoawo is a Poet and Recording Artist a 2010 TED Global Fellow the 2nd place 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and a spokesperson for the Amenawon Foundation. Daughter of Nig... Read More
Rupi Kaur Writer, Artist and Bestselling Author of Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based in Toronto Canada. She drew until the age of 17 when she began to sway more toward her passion for writing and performing instead. The year was 2009. And her fir... Read More
Ada Limon Poet Laureate of the United States and Finalist for National Book Award
Ada Limón grew up in Sonoma California before attending The University of Washington where she studied theater at the University of Washington School of Drama. After taking writing courses from profes... Read More
Jacqueline Woodson New York Times Bestselling Author and National Book Award Winner
Jacqueline Woodson is an American writer of books for adults, children, and adolescents. She is best known for her National Book Award-Winning memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, and her Newbery Honor-winning... Read More
Natasha Trethewey Former Poet Laureate of the United States
Poet Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). She is the author of five collections of poetry, including Native Guard (2006), for which she was aw... Read More
Jericho Brown Acclaimed Poet, American Book Award Winner
Please (New Issues, 2008), Jericho Brown's debut poetry collection, won the 2009 American Book Award and has garnered a tonne of attention since its publication. According to Terrance Hayes, "Please i... Read More
Joy Harjo Former United States Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She is only the second poet to be appointed a third term a... Read More