Rae Armantrout
(USA, 1947)
Rae Armantrout, one of the founding members of the West Coast group of Language poets, … |
Craig Arnold
(USA, 1967–2009)
Craig Arnold earned his BA in English from Yale University and his PhD in creative … |
John Ashbery
(USA, 1927)
John Ashbery is recognized as one of the greatest twentieth-century American poets. He … |
Amy Beeder
(USA, 1965)
A former human rights observer in Haiti and Suriname, and a high school teacher in West … |
Umar Bin Hassan
(USA, 1948)
Umar Bin Hassan was born in Akron, Ohio, into a poor black worker’s family. Already as … |
Elizabeth Bishop
(USA, 1911–1979)
Elizabeth Bishop was selected from our festival archives by the Poetry Foundation in … |
Marianne Boruch
(USA, 1950)
In an interview with Brooke Horvath for Denver Quarterly, Marianne Boruch noted, … |
Lucie Brock-Broido
(USA, 1956)
In an interview with Carol Maso for BOMB magazine in 1995, Lucie Brock-Broido … |
Julian Talamantez Brolaski
(USA, 1978)
Julian Talamantez Brolaski lives and works in Brooklyn, New York near the Gowanus … |
CAConrad
(USA, 1966)
CAConrad grew up in Pennsylvania, where he helped to support his single mother during … |
Joshua Clover
(USA, 1962)
Poet, critic, journalist and ‘antagonist’ Joshua Clover was born in 1962 in … |
Ann Cotten
(USA, 1982)
Born in Iowa in 1982, Ann Cotten moved to Vienna with her parents at the age of five. … |
Averill Curdy
(United States, 1961)
A lyric poet influenced by Donne, Hopkins, Merrill, and Auden, Averill Curdy notes, … |
W.S. Di Piero
(USA, 1945)
Poet, critic and essayist W.S. Di Piero spent the first 21 years of his life in South … |
Stephen Dunn
(USA, 1939)
Stephen Dunn’s unadorned language lends itself to poems of calm observation and … |
Larry Eigner
(United States, 1927–1996)
Lawrence Joel “Larry” Eigner was born in Swampscott, Mass., where he lived … |
Claudia Emerson
(USA, 1957–2014)
Born and raised in Chatham, Virginia, Claudia Emerson studied writing at the University … |
Jill Alexander Essbaum
(USA, 1971)
Born in Bay City, Texas, poet and editor Jill Alexander Essbaum was educated at the … |
Alice Fulton
(USA, 1952)
Poet and writer Alice Fulton was born in 1952 and raised in Troy, New York. … |
Allen Ginsberg
(USA, 1926–1997)
One of the most respected Beat writers and acclaimed American poets of his generation, … |
Kenneth Goldsmith
(USA, 1961)
Kenneth Goldsmith (1961) started out as an artist, but inspired by various avant-garde … |
Jessica Greenbaum
(United States, 1957)
Jessica Greenbaum is a poet, essayist, and teacher, as well as the author of two books: … |
Linda Gregerson
(USA, 1950)
Linda Gregerson is the author of several collections of poetry and literary criticism. … |
Eliza Griswold
(USA, 1973)
Eliza Griswold is a poet and reporter whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, … |
Bob Hicok
(USA, 1960)
Bob Hicok’s poems are humorous, but while the reader might chuckle at the speaker’s … |
Jane Hirshfield
(USA, 1953)
Frequently short and spare, Jane Hirshfield’s poems highlight the smallest … |
Tony Hoagland
(United States, 1953)
Tony Hoagland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and attended Williams College, … |
Fanny Howe
(USA, 1940)
Fanny Howe is the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose. In a 2004 … |
Ilya Kaminsky
(Ukraine, 1977)
Poet Ilya Kaminsky was born in the former Soviet Union city of Odessa. He lost most of … |
Katia Kapovich
(Moldova, 1960)
Katia Kapovich (1960) is a bilingual Russian poet. Born in Chişinău, the capital of … |
Mary Karr
(United States, 1955)
Poet and memoirist Mary Karr was born in 1955 and raised in Texas. The author of … |
Laura Kasischke
(USA, 1961)
Poet and novelist Laura Kasischke was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and teaches in the … |
John Koethe
(USA, 1945)
The author of several collections of poetry, including North Point North: New and … |
Yusef Komunyakaa
(USA, 1947)
Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1947, Yusef Komunyakaa grew up during the Civil Rights … |
Rickey Laurentiis
(USA, 1989)
Rickey Laurentiis is the author of Boy with Thorn, selected by Terrance Hayes … |
Robert Lax
(United States, 1915–2000)
Robert Lax was born in Olean, New York, and spent the latter half of his life living on … |
Hailey Leithauser
(USA, 1954)
Poet Hailey Leithauser was born in Baltimore and raised in Maryland and Central … |
Dana Levin
(USA, 1965)
Dana Levin grew up in California’s Mojave Desert and earned a BA from Pitzer … |
Philip Levine
(United States, 1928–2015)
Philip Levine was one of the leading poetic voices of his generation, “a large, … |
Larry Levis
(USA, 1946–1996)
Larry Levis, born in Fresno, California, was an award-winning poet who often employed … |
Frank Lima
(USA, 1939–2013)
Born in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, poet Frank Lima earned an MFA from … |
Sarah Lindsay
(USA, 1958)
The Greek word ‘historia’ means “a learning or knowing by inquiry, history, record, … |
Thomas Lynch
(USA, 1948)
Thomas Lynch is the author of a collection of essays, The Undertaking - Life Studies … |
Nathaniel Mackey
(USA, 1947)
Born in Miami and raised in Southern California, Nathaniel Mackey is a poet, novelist, … |
Randall Mann
(USA, 1972)
Randall Mann’s poems are often set within the landscape of Florida or California. … |
Adrian Matejka
(Germany, 1971)
Adrian Matejka was born in Nuremberg, Germany and grew up in California and Indiana. He … |
Bernadette Mayer
(United States, 1945)
An avant-garde writer associated with the New York School of poets, Bernadette Mayer … |
Campbell McGrath
(USA, 1962)
Born in Chicago to Irish-Catholic parents, McGrath earned his BA from the University of … |
Heather McHugh
(USA, 1948)
Heather McHugh’s work is noted for its rhetorical gestures, sharp puns and … |
Philip Nikolayev
(USSR, 1966)
Philip Nikolayev was born in Moscow and spent his childhood in Russia and Moldavia. He … |
Alice Notley
(USA, 1945)
Alice Notley is one of America’s greatest living poets. She has long written in … |
Sharon Olds
(USA, 1942)
Sharon Olds is one of contemporary poetry’s leading voices. She is known for … |
Michael Palmer
(USA, 1943)
Michael Palmer was born in New York City and educated at Harvard University, where he … |
Carl Phillips
(United States, 1959)
Referred to as “one of America’s most original, influential, and … |
Robert Pinsky
(USA, 1940)
Robert Pinsky was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He teaches in a graduate writing … |
D.A. Powell
(USA, 1963)
Poet Carl Phillips observed on awarding Powell the fourth annual Boston Review … |
Atsuro Riley
(USA, 1960)
Atsuro Riley grew up in South Carolina and lives in California. His heavily stressed, … |
Ed Roberson
(United States, 1939)
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and educated at the University of … |
Jerome Rothenberg
(USA, 1931)
Poetry International has an extensive online collection of poetry and poets, but our … |
Kay Ryan
(USA, 1954)
Many of Ryan’s poems follow a similar formula: the lines are short, there are few of … |
Ravi Shankar
(USA, 1975)
Ravi Shankar is a poet, translator and professor of poetry, based in Connecticut, … |
Ron Silliman
(USA, 1946)
Ron Silliman (1946, Pasco, Washington) is a poet, critic, essayist, blogger and market … |
Tom Sleigh
(USA, 1953)
Tom Sleigh is the author of more than half a dozen volumes of poetry. Space Walk … |
Patricia Smith
(USA, 1955)
Patricia Smith began her career in the Chicago of the late 1980s: the cradle of poetry … |
A.E. Stallings
(USA, 1968)
A.E. (Alicia) Stallings studied classics in Athens, Georgia and has lived since 1999 in … |
Mark Strand
(USA, 1934–2014)
Mark Strand was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, and raised and educated in the … |
Arthur Sze
(USA, 1950)
Arthur Sze was born in New York in 1950. He studied at the University of California in … |
Truong Tran
(Vietnam, 1969)
Truong Tran, a poet and visual artist, was born in Saigon in 1969. He is the author of … |
Brian Turner
(USA, 1967)
Brian Turner was born in Visalia in California. He gained his MA in poetry writing from … |
Wendy Videlock
(USA, 1961)
Wendy Videlock’s poems seem to grow from the same plot as myths, fables and morals. Her … |
Jillian Weise
(USA, 1981)
Jillian Weise is the author of two collections of poetry and a book of fiction. Her … |
C.K. Williams
(USA, 1936)
Poet and translator C.K. Williams was born in New Jersey in 1936 and was educated at … |
Eleanor Wilner
(USA, 1937)
Eleanor Wilner was born in 1937 in Ohio. She earned a BA from Goucher College and a PhD … |
Rae Armantrout
(USA, 1947)
Rae Armantrout, one of the founding members of the West Coast group of Language poets, … |
Craig Arnold
(USA, 1967–2009)
Craig Arnold earned his BA in English from Yale University and his PhD in creative … |
John Ashbery
(USA, 1927)
John Ashbery is recognized as one of the greatest twentieth-century American poets. He … |
Amy Beeder
(USA, 1965)
A former human rights observer in Haiti and Suriname, and a high school teacher in West … |
Umar Bin Hassan
(USA, 1948)
Umar Bin Hassan was born in Akron, Ohio, into a poor black worker’s family. Already as … |
Elizabeth Bishop
(USA, 1911–1979)
Elizabeth Bishop was selected from our festival archives by the Poetry Foundation in … |
Marianne Boruch
(USA, 1950)
In an interview with Brooke Horvath for Denver Quarterly, Marianne Boruch noted, … |
Lucie Brock-Broido
(USA, 1956)
In an interview with Carol Maso for BOMB magazine in 1995, Lucie Brock-Broido … |
Julian Talamantez Brolaski
(USA, 1978)
Julian Talamantez Brolaski lives and works in Brooklyn, New York near the Gowanus … |
CAConrad
(USA, 1966)
CAConrad grew up in Pennsylvania, where he helped to support his single mother during … |
Joshua Clover
(USA, 1962)
Poet, critic, journalist and ‘antagonist’ Joshua Clover was born in 1962 in … |
Ann Cotten
(USA, 1982)
Born in Iowa in 1982, Ann Cotten moved to Vienna with her parents at the age of five. … |
Averill Curdy
(United States, 1961)
A lyric poet influenced by Donne, Hopkins, Merrill, and Auden, Averill Curdy notes, … |
W.S. Di Piero
(USA, 1945)
Poet, critic and essayist W.S. Di Piero spent the first 21 years of his life in South … |
Stephen Dunn
(USA, 1939)
Stephen Dunn’s unadorned language lends itself to poems of calm observation and … |
Larry Eigner
(United States, 1927–1996)
Lawrence Joel “Larry” Eigner was born in Swampscott, Mass., where he lived … |
Claudia Emerson
(USA, 1957–2014)
Born and raised in Chatham, Virginia, Claudia Emerson studied writing at the University … |
Jill Alexander Essbaum
(USA, 1971)
Born in Bay City, Texas, poet and editor Jill Alexander Essbaum was educated at the … |
Alice Fulton
(USA, 1952)
Poet and writer Alice Fulton was born in 1952 and raised in Troy, New York. … |
Allen Ginsberg
(USA, 1926–1997)
One of the most respected Beat writers and acclaimed American poets of his generation, … |
Kenneth Goldsmith
(USA, 1961)
Kenneth Goldsmith (1961) started out as an artist, but inspired by various avant-garde … |
Jessica Greenbaum
(United States, 1957)
Jessica Greenbaum is a poet, essayist, and teacher, as well as the author of two books: … |
Linda Gregerson
(USA, 1950)
Linda Gregerson is the author of several collections of poetry and literary criticism. … |
Eliza Griswold
(USA, 1973)
Eliza Griswold is a poet and reporter whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, … |
Bob Hicok
(USA, 1960)
Bob Hicok’s poems are humorous, but while the reader might chuckle at the speaker’s … |
Jane Hirshfield
(USA, 1953)
Frequently short and spare, Jane Hirshfield’s poems highlight the smallest … |
Tony Hoagland
(United States, 1953)
Tony Hoagland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and attended Williams College, … |
Fanny Howe
(USA, 1940)
Fanny Howe is the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose. In a 2004 … |
Ilya Kaminsky
(Ukraine, 1977)
Poet Ilya Kaminsky was born in the former Soviet Union city of Odessa. He lost most of … |
Katia Kapovich
(Moldova, 1960)
Katia Kapovich (1960) is a bilingual Russian poet. Born in Chişinău, the capital of … |
Mary Karr
(United States, 1955)
Poet and memoirist Mary Karr was born in 1955 and raised in Texas. The author of … |
Laura Kasischke
(USA, 1961)
Poet and novelist Laura Kasischke was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and teaches in the … |
John Koethe
(USA, 1945)
The author of several collections of poetry, including North Point North: New and … |
Yusef Komunyakaa
(USA, 1947)
Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1947, Yusef Komunyakaa grew up during the Civil Rights … |
Rickey Laurentiis
(USA, 1989)
Rickey Laurentiis is the author of Boy with Thorn, selected by Terrance Hayes … |
Robert Lax
(United States, 1915–2000)
Robert Lax was born in Olean, New York, and spent the latter half of his life living on … |
Hailey Leithauser
(USA, 1954)
Poet Hailey Leithauser was born in Baltimore and raised in Maryland and Central … |
Dana Levin
(USA, 1965)
Dana Levin grew up in California’s Mojave Desert and earned a BA from Pitzer … |
Philip Levine
(United States, 1928–2015)
Philip Levine was one of the leading poetic voices of his generation, “a large, … |
Larry Levis
(USA, 1946–1996)
Larry Levis, born in Fresno, California, was an award-winning poet who often employed … |
Frank Lima
(USA, 1939–2013)
Born in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, poet Frank Lima earned an MFA from … |
Sarah Lindsay
(USA, 1958)
The Greek word ‘historia’ means “a learning or knowing by inquiry, history, record, … |
Thomas Lynch
(USA, 1948)
Thomas Lynch is the author of a collection of essays, The Undertaking - Life Studies … |
Nathaniel Mackey
(USA, 1947)
Born in Miami and raised in Southern California, Nathaniel Mackey is a poet, novelist, … |
Randall Mann
(USA, 1972)
Randall Mann’s poems are often set within the landscape of Florida or California. … |
Adrian Matejka
(Germany, 1971)
Adrian Matejka was born in Nuremberg, Germany and grew up in California and Indiana. He … |
Bernadette Mayer
(United States, 1945)
An avant-garde writer associated with the New York School of poets, Bernadette Mayer … |
Campbell McGrath
(USA, 1962)
Born in Chicago to Irish-Catholic parents, McGrath earned his BA from the University of … |
Heather McHugh
(USA, 1948)
Heather McHugh’s work is noted for its rhetorical gestures, sharp puns and … |
Philip Nikolayev
(USSR, 1966)
Philip Nikolayev was born in Moscow and spent his childhood in Russia and Moldavia. He … |
Alice Notley
(USA, 1945)
Alice Notley is one of America’s greatest living poets. She has long written in … |
Sharon Olds
(USA, 1942)
Sharon Olds is one of contemporary poetry’s leading voices. She is known for … |
Michael Palmer
(USA, 1943)
Michael Palmer was born in New York City and educated at Harvard University, where he … |
Carl Phillips
(United States, 1959)
Referred to as “one of America’s most original, influential, and … |
Robert Pinsky
(USA, 1940)
Robert Pinsky was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He teaches in a graduate writing … |
D.A. Powell
(USA, 1963)
Poet Carl Phillips observed on awarding Powell the fourth annual Boston Review … |
Atsuro Riley
(USA, 1960)
Atsuro Riley grew up in South Carolina and lives in California. His heavily stressed, … |
Ed Roberson
(United States, 1939)
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and educated at the University of … |
Jerome Rothenberg
(USA, 1931)
Poetry International has an extensive online collection of poetry and poets, but our … |
Kay Ryan
(USA, 1954)
Many of Ryan’s poems follow a similar formula: the lines are short, there are few of … |
Ravi Shankar
(USA, 1975)
Ravi Shankar is a poet, translator and professor of poetry, based in Connecticut, … |
Ron Silliman
(USA, 1946)
Ron Silliman (1946, Pasco, Washington) is a poet, critic, essayist, blogger and market … |
Tom Sleigh
(USA, 1953)
Tom Sleigh is the author of more than half a dozen volumes of poetry. Space Walk … |
Patricia Smith
(USA, 1955)
Patricia Smith began her career in the Chicago of the late 1980s: the cradle of poetry … |
A.E. Stallings
(USA, 1968)
A.E. (Alicia) Stallings studied classics in Athens, Georgia and has lived since 1999 in … |
Mark Strand
(USA, 1934–2014)
Mark Strand was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, and raised and educated in the … |
Arthur Sze
(USA, 1950)
Arthur Sze was born in New York in 1950. He studied at the University of California in … |
Truong Tran
(Vietnam, 1969)
Truong Tran, a poet and visual artist, was born in Saigon in 1969. He is the author of … |
Brian Turner
(USA, 1967)
Brian Turner was born in Visalia in California. He gained his MA in poetry writing from … |
Wendy Videlock
(USA, 1961)
Wendy Videlock’s poems seem to grow from the same plot as myths, fables and morals. Her … |
Jillian Weise
(USA, 1981)
Jillian Weise is the author of two collections of poetry and a book of fiction. Her … |
C.K. Williams
(USA, 1936)
Poet and translator C.K. Williams was born in New Jersey in 1936 and was educated at … |
Eleanor Wilner
(USA, 1937)
Eleanor Wilner was born in 1937 in Ohio. She earned a BA from Goucher College and a PhD … |