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*Forrest Gander, 3/28/2013
*Forrest Gander, 3/28/2013
*Mary Jo Bang, 2/11/2013
*Mary Jo Bang, 2/11/2013
Fairchild, B.H.–2/11/2013
*B.H. Fairchild, 2/11/2013
Kay Ryan 12/3/2012
*Kay Ryan, 12/3/2012
Strand, Mark 11/19/2012
*Mark Strand, 11/19/2012
Andrews, Chris–11/19/2012
*Chris Andrews, 11/19/2012
Finney, Nikky–10/30/2012
*Nikky Finney, 10/30/2012
Turner, Brian–10/30/2012
*Brian Turner, 10/30/2012
Corral, Eduardo C.–9/17/2012
*Eduardo C. Corral, 9/17/2012
Phillips, Carl–9/17/2012
*Carl Phillips, 9/17/2012
Snyder, Gary 5/14/2012
*Gary Snyder, 5/14/2012
Strange, Sharan–4/30/2012
*Sharan Strange, 4/30/2012
Thomas Sayers Ellis 4/30/2012
*Thomas Sayers Ellis, 4/30/2012
Tracy K. Smith 4/30/2012
*Tracy K. Smith, 4/30/2012
Jackson, Major–4/30/2012
*Major Jackson, 4/30/2012
Keene, John–4/30/2012
*John Keene, 4/30/2012
Natasha Trethewey 4/30/2012
*Natasha Trethewey, 4/30/2012
Bryant, Tisa–4/30/2012
*Tisa Bryant, 4/30/2012
Kevin Young 4/30/2012
*Kevin Young, 4/30/2012
Eavan Boland 3/5/2012
*Eavan Boland, 3/5/2012
Girmay, Aracelis–12/5/2011
*Aracelis Girmay, 12/5/2011
Kraushaar, Mark–11/8/2011
*Mark Kraushaar, 11/8/2011
Fenton, James–11/8/2011
*James Fenton, 11/8/2011
Pinsky, Robert 10/4/2011
*Robert Pinsky, 10/4/2011
Dorgan, Theo–9/19/2011
*Theo Dorgan, 9/19/2011
Meehan, Paula–9/19/2011
*Paula Meehan, 9/19/2011
Robert Hass 5/16/2011
*Robert Hass, 5/16/2011
Naomi Shihab Nye 4/11/2011
*Naomi Shihab Nye, 4/11/2011
Naomi Shihab Nye 4/11/2011
**Naomi Shihab Nye, 4/11/2011 (???)
Mary Karr 3/21/2011
*Mary Karr, 3/21/2011
Van Clief-Stefanon, Lyrae, 3/21/2011
*Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, 3/21/2011
Ayala, Naomi–2/28/2011
*Naomi Ayala, 2/28/2011
Martinez, J. Michael–2/28/2011
*J. Michael Martinez, 2/28/2011
Martínez, Valerie–2/28/2011
*Valerie Martínez, 2/28/2011
Yusef Komunyakaa 2/9/2012
*Yusef Komunyakaa, 2/9/2012
Young, Kevin–1/6/2011,
*Kevin Young, 1/6/2011
Perillo, Lucia–12/14/2010
*Lucia Perillo, 12/14/2010
Pavlova, Vera–11/8/2010
*Vera Pavlova, 11/8/2010
Ladd, Matthew–10/19/2010
*Matthew Ladd, 10/19/2010
Warren, Rosanna 10/19/2010
*Rosanna Warren, 10/19/2010
Edward Hirsch 9/28/2010
*Edward Hirsch, 9/28/2010
Wilbur, Richard 5/18/2010
*Richard Wilbur, 5/18/2010
W.S. Merwin 5/3/2010, 5/3/2010
*W.S. Merwin, 5/3/2010
Hirshfield, Jane–4/8/2010
**W.S. Merwin, 5/3/2010 (???)
Burnside, John–3/1/2010
*Jane Hirschfield, 4/8/2010
Smith, Patricia 3/1/2010
*John Burnside, 3/1/2010
Addonizio, Kim–1/11/2010
*Patricia Smith, 3/1/2010
Kyle Dargan 1/11/2010
*Kim Addonizio, 1/11/2010
*Kyle Dargan, 1/11/2010


===2000s===
===2000s===
Brock-Broido, Lucie 12/14/2009
*Lucie Brock-Broido, 12/14/2009
Afaa Michael Weaver 11/3/2009
*Afaa Michael Weaver, 11/3/2009
Spahr, Juliana–10/9/2009
*Juliana Spahr, 10/9/2009
Arthur Sze 11/3/2009
*Arthur Sze, 11/3/2009
Eammon Grennan 5/18/2009
*Eammon Grennan, 5/18/2009
Rita Dove 5/4/2009
*Rita Dove, 5/4/2009
Spellman, A.B.–4/6/2009
*A.B. Spellman, 4/6/2009
Michael Harper 4/6/2009
*Michael Harper, 4/6/2009
Natasha Trethewey 3/16/2009
*Natasha Trethewey, 3/16/2009
Emerson, Claudia–3/16/2009
*Claudia Emerson, 3/16/2009
Marie Howe 2/17/2009
*Marie Howe, 2/17/2009
Hicok, Bob– 2/17/2009
*Bob Hicok, 2/17/2009
Pastan, Linda 1/12/2009
*Linda Pastan, 1/12/2009
Tracy K. Smith 1/12/2009
*Tracy K. Smith, 1/12/2009
Spires, Elizabeth 12/8/2008
*Elizabeth Spires, 12/8/2008
Armantrout, Rae–11/10/2008
*Rae Armantrout, 11/10/2008
Bidart, Frank 11/10/2008
*Frank Bidart, 11/10/2008
Terrance Hayes 9/29/2008
*Terrance Hayes, 9/29/2008
Torres, Edwin–9/29/2008
*Edwin Torres, 9/29/2008
Flynn, Nick–9/29/2008
*Nick Flynn, 9/29/2008
Eileen Myles 9/29/2008
*Eileen Myles, 9/29/2008
Kinzie, Mary– 9/28/2008
*Mary Kinzie, 9/28/2008
Lucille Clifton 5/13/2008
*Lucille Clifton, 5/13/2008
Mark Doty 4/24/2008
*Mark Doty, 4/24/2008
Jess, Tyehimba– 4/7/2008
*Tyehimba Jess, 4/7/2008
Troupe, Quincy–4/7/2008
*Quincy Troupe, 4/7/2008
Galway Kinnell 3/24/2008
*Galway Kinnell, 3/24/2008
Gay, Ross–2/11/2008
*Ross Gay, 2/11/2008
Stern, Gerald 2/11/2008
*Gerald Stern, 2/11/2008
Ryan, Kay–1/22/2008,
*Kay Ryan, 1/22/2008,
Howard, Richard– 12/10/2007
*Richard Howard, 12/10/2007
Ashbery, John  11/5/2007
*John Ashbery, 11/5/2007
Rivard, David–10/27/2007
*David Rivard,10/27/2007
Wojahn, David–10/26/2007
*David Wojahn, 10/26/2007
Boland, Eavan 5/21/2007
*Eavan Boland, 5/21/2007
Peacock, Molly 4/2/2007
*Molly Peacock, 4/2/2007
Henri Cole 4/2/2007
*Henri Cole, 4/2/2007
Levin, Phillis– 4/2/2007
*Phillis Levin, 4/2/2007
Walcott, Derek  3/12/2007
*Derek Walcott, 3/12/2007
Hayes, Terrance–2/12/2007
*Terrance Hayes, 2/12/2007
Walker, Frank X.–2/12/2007
*Frank X. Walker, 2/12/2007
Reddy, Srikanth–1/29/2007
*Srikanth Reddy, 1/29/2007
Chang, Tina–1/29/2007
*Tina Chang, 1/29/2007
Chang, Victoria–1/29/2007
*Victoria Chang, 1/29/2007
Carolyn Forche 12/11/2006
Carolyn Forche 12/11/2006
Tess Gallagher 11/20/2006
*Tess Gallagher 1,1/20/2006
Simic, Charles 5/1/2006
*Charles Simic, 5/1/2006
Kooser, Ted–4/25/2006
*Ted Kooser, 4/25/2006
Suarez, Virgil–3/13/2006
*Virgil Suarez, 3/13/2006
Castro, Adrian–3/13/2006
*Adrian Castro, 3/13/2006
Sanchez, Sonia 2/13/2006
*Sonia Sanchez, 2/13/2006
Grubin, Eve–1/24/2006
*Eve Grubin, 1/24/2006
Ali, Kazim–1/24/2006
*Kazim Ali, 1/24/2006
Ford, Katie–1/24/2006
*Katie Ford, 1/24/2006
Jorie Graham1/24/2006
*Jorie Graham, 1/24/2006
Waldrop, Rosmarie–12/17/2005
*Rosmarie Waldrop, 12/17/2005
Halliday, Mark–11/7/2005
*Mark Halliday, 11/7/2005
McGrath, Campbell–11/7/2005
*Campbell McGrath, 11/7/2005
Sharon Olds 10/25/2005
*Sharon Olds, 10/25/2005
Elizabeth Alexander 10/25/2005
*Elizabeth Alexander, 10/25/2005
Hoagland, Tony– 9/23/2005
*Tony Hoagland, 9/23/2005
Waldman, Anne–5/16/2005
*Anne Waldman, 5/16/2005
Philip Levine 5/2/2005
*Philip Levine, 5/2/2005
Ali, Taha Muhammad–3/1/2005
*Taha Muhammad Ali, 3/1/2005
Edward Hirsch 3/1/2005
*Edward Hirsch, 3/1/2005
Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005
*C. K. Williams, 2/14/2005
Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005
**Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005 (???)
Gizzi, Peter–1/25/2005
* Peter Gizzi, 1/25/2005
Eileen Myles 1/25/2005
*Eileen Myles, 1/25/2005
Mullen, Harryette– 12/6/2004
*Harryette Mullen, 12/6/2004
Baca, Jimmy Santiago–11/22/2004
*Jimmy Santiago Baca, 11/22/2004
Middlebrook, Diane–11/3/2004
*Diane Middlebrook, 11/3/2004
Gibbons, Reginald –10/22/2004
*Reginald Gibbons, 10/22/2004
Thomas Sayers Ellis, 9/21/2004
*Thomas Sayers Ellis, 9/21/2004
Vijay Seshadri 9/21/2004
*Vijay Seshadri, 9/21/2004
Howe, Fanny– 9/21/2004
*Fanny Howe, 9/21/2004
Everett, Percival–9/21/2004
*Percival Everett, 9/21/2004
Plumly, Stanley 5/3/2004
*Stanley Plumly, 5/3/2004
Gooch, Brad–4/16/2004
*Brad Gooch, 4/16/2004
Ackerman, Diane–4/1/2004
*Diane Ackerman, 4/1/2004
Eammon Grennan 3/1/2004,  
*Eammon Grennan, 3/1/2004,  
Groarke, Vona–3/1/2004
*Vona Groarke, 3/1/2004
McCann, David–2/2/2004
*David McCann, 2/2/2004
Un, Ko–2/2/2004
*Ko Un, 2/2/2004
Kapovich, Katia–1/13/2004
*Katia Kapovich, 1/13/2004
Rachel Blau Duplessis–1/13/2004
*Rachel Blau Duplessis, 1/13/2004
Linda Gregson 1/13/2004
*Linda Gregson, 1/13/2004
Valentine, Jean 12/8/2003
*Jean Valentine, 12/8/2003
Tribute to Henry Taylor–9/23/2003
*Tribute to Henry Taylor, 9/23/2003
Cornelius Eady 10/24/2003
*Cornelius Eady,10/24/2003
Rodgers, Pattiann–5/15/2003
*Pattiann Rodgers, 5/15/2003
Schneeman, George –3/15/2003
*George Schneeman, 3/15/2003
Bly, Robert 4/14/2003
*Robert Bly, 4/14/2003
Padgett, Ron–3/15/2003
*Ron Padgett, 3/15/2003
Clay, Steve–3/15/2003
*Steve Clay, 3/15/2003
Paul Muldoon 2/24/2003
*Paul Muldoon, 2/24/2003
Dissenting Practices–2/20/2003
*Dissenting Practices, 2/20/2003
Gregerson, Linda–1/13/2003
*Linda Gregerson, 1/13/2003
Li-Young Lee 12/9/2002
*Li-Young Lee, 12/9/2002
Naomi Shihab Nye–11/13/2002,
*Naomi Shihab Nye, 11/13/2002
Naomi Shihab Nye–11/13/2002,
**Naomi Shihab Nye, 11/13/2002 (???)
Handal, Nathalie–11/13/2002
*Nathalie Handal, 11/13/2002
Abinader, Elmaz–11/13/2002
*Elmaz Abinader, 11/13/2002
Voigt, Ellen Bryant 10/21/2002
*Ellen Bryant Voigt, 10/21/2002
Jordan, A. Van–9/23/2002
*A. Van Jordan, 9/23/2002
Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne–9/23/2002
*Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, 9/23/2002
McCallum, Shara– 9/23/2002
*Shara McCallum, 9/23/2002
W.D. Snodgrass 5/18/2002
*W.D. Snodgrass, 5/18/2002
W.D. Snodgrass 5/13/2002,  
*W.D. Snodgrass, 5/13/2002,  
Trethewey, Natasha–4/29/2002,
*Natasha Trethewey, 4/29/2002
Kendrick, Dolores–4/29/2002  
*Dolores Kendrick, 4/29/2002  
Celebration of the Sonnet–4/2/2002
*Celebration of the Sonnet, 4/2/2002
Notley, Alice–3/18/2002
*Alice Notley, 3/18/2002
Yeats' Gallery–2/25/2002
*Yeats' Gallery, 2/25/2002
Koch, Kenneth–1/14/2002
*Kenneth Koch, 1/14/2002
Howe, Susan–12/11/2001
*Susan Howe, 12/11/2001
Clarence Major 11/26/2001
*Clarence Major, 11/26/2001
Smith, Bruce–11/26/2001
*Bruce Smith, 11/26/2001
St. John, David 10/29/2001
*David St. John, 10/29/2001
Galway Kinnell 5/4/2001,
*Galway Kinnell, 5/4/2001
Collins, Billy–4/10/2001,
*Billy Collins, 4/10/2001
Duffy, Carol Ann–4/10/2001
*Carol Ann Duffy, 4/10/2001
Les Murray 3/26/2001
*Les Murray, 3/26/2001
Lucille Clifton 2/26/2001,
*Lucille Clifton, 2/26/2001
Howe, Marie–1/29/2001,
*Marie Howe, 1/29/2001
Alexander, Elizabeth–1/29/2001,
*Elizabeth Alexander, 1/29/2001
Harjo, Joy–12/11/2000
*Joy Harjo, 12/11/2000
Weaver, Afaa Michael–11/20/2000,  
*Afaa Michael Weaver, 11/20/2000,  
Zu-Bolton, Ahmos 11/20/2000
*Ahmos Zu-Bolton, 11/20/2000
Hadas, Rachel–10/23/2000
*Rachel Hadas, 10/23/2000
Louise Gluck 5/2/2000
*Louise Gluck, 5/2/2000
Cisneros, Sandra–4/7/2000
*Sandra Cisneros, 4/7/2000
Lawrence Ferlinghetti 3/13/2000
*Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 3/13/2000
Sze, Arthur–2/28/2000,  
*Arthur Sze, 2/28/2000,  
Seshadri, Vijay –2/28/2000,
*Vijay Seshadri, 2/28/2000,
Toi Derricotte 1/24/2000
*Toi Derricotte, 1/24/2000
Thomas Lux 1/24/2000
*Thomas Lux, 1/24/2000


===1990s===
===1990s===
*Elizabeth Spires, 12/6/1999
*Elizabeth Spires, 12/6/1999
*Tracie Morris, 11/8/1999
*Tracie Morris, 11/8/1999
Komunyakaa, Yusef–11/8/1999
*Yusef Komunyakaa, 11/8/1999
Shapiro, Alan–10/19/1999
*Alan Shapiro, 10/19/1999
Lannon Fellows 10/4/1999
*Lannon Fellows, 10/4/1999
Hempel, Amy–5/4/1999
*Amy Hempel, 5/4/1999
Stern, Steve–5/4/1999
*Steve Stern, 5/4/1999
Cornelius Eady 5/4/1999
*Cornelius Eady, 5/4/1999
Carolyn Forche 5/4/1999
*Carolyn Forche, 5/4/1999
YMCA National Writer's Voice–5/4/1999
*YMCA National Writer's Voice, 5/4/1999
Stanley Kunitz 4/16/1999
*Stanley Kunitz, 4/16/1999
Thon, Melanie Rae–4/8/1999
*Melanie Rae Thon, 4/8/1999
Martone, Michael–4/8/1999
*Michael Martone, 4/8/1999
Sleigh, Tom–3/23/1999
*Tom Sleigh, 3/23/1999
Gilbert, Sandra–3/23/1999
*Sandra Gilbert, 3/23/1999
Donald Justice 3/2/1999
*Donald Justice, 3/2/1999
Osbey, Brenda Marie–2/16/1999
*Brenda Marie Osbey, 2/16/1999
Wright, C.D.–2/4/1999
*C.D. Wright, 2/4/1999
McMorris, Mark –2/4/1999
*Mark McMorris, 2/4/1999
Boland, Eavan–1/26/1999,  
*Eavan Boland, 1/26/1999,  
Mead, Jane–1/26/1999  
*Jane Mead, 1/26/1999  
Mary Oliver 12/8/1998
*Mary Oliver, 12/8/1998
Nelson, Maggie–12/3/1998
*Maggie Nelson, 12/3/1998
Barber, Jennifer–12/3/1998
*Jennifer Barber, 12/3/1998
Bibbins, Mark–12/3/1998
*Mark Bibbins, 12/3/1998
Inada, Lawson Fusao–11/10/1998  
*Lawson Fusao Inada, 11/10/1998  
Nelson, Jennifer–11/10/1998
*Jennifer Nelson, 11/10/1998
Heather McHugh 10/20/1998
*Heather McHugh, 10/20/1998
W.S. Merwin 10/6/1998
*W.S. Merwin, 10/6/1998
Palmer, Michael–10/1/1998
*Michael Palmer, 10/1/1998
Brook, Peter–9/9/1998
*Peter Brook, 9/9/1998
Gary Snyder 5/8/1998
*Gary Snyder, 5/8/1998
Gary Snyder –5/6/1998
*Gary Snyder,5/6/1998
Pinsky, Robert 4/17/1998,
*Robert Pinsky, 4/17/1998
Lauterbach, Ann–4/16/1998
*Ann Lauterbach, 4/16/1998
Plumly, Stanley 3/19/1998,
*Stanley Plumly, 3/19/1998  
Lucille Clifton 3/19/1998,
*Lucille Clifton, 3/19/1998  
Robert Creeley 3/19/1998
*Robert Creeley, 3/19/1998
Denise Levertov 3/19/1998
*Denise Levertov, 3/19/1998
Sobel, Dava–3/11/1998
*Dava Sobel, 3/11/1998
Wilbur, Richard  2/26/1998
*Richard Wilbur, 2/26/1998
Tate, James–2/24/1998
*James Tate, 2/24/1998
Hillman, Brenda–2/24/1998
*Brenda Hillman, 2/24/1998
Renegade, DJ–2/16/1998
*DJ Renegade, 2/16/1998
Jackson, Reuben–1/27/1998
*Reuben Jackson, 1/27/1998
Young, Al–1/27/1998
*Al Young, 1/27/1998
Mary Karr 12/7/1997
*Mary Karr, 12/7/1997
Vazarani, Reetika–11/18/1997
*Reetika Vazarani, 11/18/1997
Anglesey, Zoe–11/18/1997
*Zoe Anglesey, 11/18/1997
Charles Wright 11/13/1997
*Charles Wright, 11/13/1997
Parini, Jay–11/13/1997
*Jay Parini, 11/13/1997
Frank Bidart 10/21/1997
*Frank Bidart, 10/21/1997
Scalapino, Leslie–10/16/1997
*Leslie Scalapino, 10/16/1997
Rudman, Mark–10/16/1997
*Mark Rudman, 10/16/1997
Campo, Rafael–9/18/1997
*Rafael Campo, 9/18/1997
Marilyn Hacker 9/18/1997
*Marilyn Hacker, 9/18/1997
George Plimpton 6/12/1997
*George Plimpton, 6/12/1997
Buckley, Christopher–6/12/1997
*Christopher Buckley, 6/12/1997
Dhomhniall, Nuala Ni–5/6/1997
*Nuala Ni Dhomhniall, 5/6/1997
Eilean Ni Chuilleanan 5/6/1997
*Eilean Ni Chuilleanan, 5/6/1997
Brooks, Gwendolyn – 4/4/1997
*Gwendolyn Brooks, 4/4/1997
Brathwaite, Kamau–3/25/1997
*Kamau Brathwaite, 3/25/1997
Lannon Fellows –2/24/1997
*Lannon Fellows, 2/24/1997
Ashbery, John 2/4/1997
*John Ashbery, 2/4/1997
Anne Carson 2/4/1997
*Anne Carson, 2/4/1997
Ondaatje, Michael–1/14/1997  
*Michael Ondaatje, 1/14/1997  
Anthony Hecht 12/10/1996
*Anthony Hecht, 12/10/1996
Patricia Smith 11/19/1996
Patricia Smith 11/19/1996
Jesus Papoleto Melendez, 11/12/1996
Jesus Papoleto Melendez, 11/12/1996

Revision as of 16:02, 11 June 2014

For more than 40 years, the Folger's poetry reading series has brought hundreds of distinguished poets to read from their work on the Folger stage, including Octavio Paz, Gwendolyn Brooks, Allen Ginsberg, W. S. Merwin, Adrienne Rich, Yusef Komunyakaa, James Merrill, Frank Bidart, Robert Pinsky, Derek Walcott, Hayden Carruth, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, Sterling Brown, Denise Levertov, June Jordan, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sonia Sanchez, and James Dickey. Beginning with the 2010–11 season, it was renamed the O.B. Hardison Poetry reading series in honor of its founder, O. B. Hardison, Jr.

From traditional poetry readings to multimedia presentations to eclectic combinations of lecture, conversation, and performance, the O.B. Hardison Poetry reading series is committed to expanding the contexts in which poetry is experienced. Each year, we present eight to ten poetry events— including a moderated conversation and Q & A—in the Folger’s Elizabethan Theatre, followed by wine receptions and book signings in the Great Hall.

Folger Poetry Board

The Folger Poetry Board is a committee of friends providing significant support to the Folger Shakespeare Library's poetry programs by organizing and sponsoring fundraising and other literary events and by hosting an annual reading by a distinguished author.

  • Gigi Bradford, Chair
  • Jean Bower
  • Edwin P. Conquest, Jr.
  • Christina Daub
  • Harriet Patsy Davis
  • Marifrancis Hardison
  • Joseph Hassett
  • Anita Herrick
  • Sherman Katz
  • Robert C. Liotta
  • Richard Lyon
  • Greg McBride
  • Mary McElveen
  • Barbara Meade
  • Dr. David Morowitz
  • Mary Muromcew
  • Jean Nordhaus
  • Jacqueline Quillen
  • Susan Rappaport
  • Heddy Reid
  • Dr. Marianne Schuelein
  • Joan Shorey
  • Norman Sinel
  • Amy Tercek
  • Nigel Twose
  • David Weisman
  • Mary-Sherman Willis
  • Anne Harding Woodworth

Special poetry events at the Folger

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series partners with national and community organizations promoting poetry and language throughout the Washington region, and the country. Join us at the Haskell Center or other locations for special readings and celebrations.

District of Literature

The District of Literature is a free, day-long celebration of DC's literary landscape and offerings.

Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute

The annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute reading, sponsored with the Poetry Society of America (PSA), celebrates Dickinson's fierce and compelling influence on poetry in America.

Poetry-in-Schools

Now in its seventh year, the Poetry-in-Schools program is one of the many programs for teachers and students offered by the Folger. The only such program serving Washington, DC, public school students at the high school level, Poetry-In-Schools strives to introduce students to poetry, encourage new voices, and provide high school students with a college level writing workshop. The program is available at no cost to participating schools.

Shakespeare's Sisters: Five Centuries of Poetry by Women

Shakespeare's Sisters: Five Centuries of Poetry by Women is a free ten-week seminar for selected students in grades 10-12 meeting on Wednesdays from 4-6pm beginning on January 7 and ending March 11, 2015.

Lannan Fellows Program

The Lannan Fellows Program is at the core of Folger Poetry’s mission to develop new audiences for poetry, foster community among young writers, and bridge the gaps between town and gown by bringing students and professors together with an increasingly diverse cross-section of the Washington, DC, community.

Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Contest

Each year, the Folger Shakespeare Library invites students in grades 3 through 12 in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia to submit original sonnets for the annual Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Contest.

Before & After

The Folger invites local poets to respond to the Folger Theatre's production of Shakespeare's plays. In Before & After, this unique lyrical communication between genres, the original work of poets explores themes from the plays.

Current season

Upcoming reason

Past seasons

2010s

  • Paul Muldoon, 5/13/2013
  • Billy Collins, 4/29/2013
  • Forrest Gander, 3/28/2013
  • Mary Jo Bang, 2/11/2013
  • B.H. Fairchild, 2/11/2013
  • Kay Ryan, 12/3/2012
  • Mark Strand, 11/19/2012
  • Chris Andrews, 11/19/2012
  • Nikky Finney, 10/30/2012
  • Brian Turner, 10/30/2012
  • Eduardo C. Corral, 9/17/2012
  • Carl Phillips, 9/17/2012
  • Gary Snyder, 5/14/2012
  • Sharan Strange, 4/30/2012
  • Thomas Sayers Ellis, 4/30/2012
  • Tracy K. Smith, 4/30/2012
  • Major Jackson, 4/30/2012
  • John Keene, 4/30/2012
  • Natasha Trethewey, 4/30/2012
  • Tisa Bryant, 4/30/2012
  • Kevin Young, 4/30/2012
  • Eavan Boland, 3/5/2012
  • Aracelis Girmay, 12/5/2011
  • Mark Kraushaar, 11/8/2011
  • James Fenton, 11/8/2011
  • Robert Pinsky, 10/4/2011
  • Theo Dorgan, 9/19/2011
  • Paula Meehan, 9/19/2011
  • Robert Hass, 5/16/2011
  • Naomi Shihab Nye, 4/11/2011
    • Naomi Shihab Nye, 4/11/2011 (???)
  • Mary Karr, 3/21/2011
  • Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, 3/21/2011
  • Naomi Ayala, 2/28/2011
  • J. Michael Martinez, 2/28/2011
  • Valerie Martínez, 2/28/2011
  • Yusef Komunyakaa, 2/9/2012
  • Kevin Young, 1/6/2011
  • Lucia Perillo, 12/14/2010
  • Vera Pavlova, 11/8/2010
  • Matthew Ladd, 10/19/2010
  • Rosanna Warren, 10/19/2010
  • Edward Hirsch, 9/28/2010
  • Richard Wilbur, 5/18/2010
  • W.S. Merwin, 5/3/2010
    • W.S. Merwin, 5/3/2010 (???)
  • Jane Hirschfield, 4/8/2010
  • John Burnside, 3/1/2010
  • Patricia Smith, 3/1/2010
  • Kim Addonizio, 1/11/2010
  • Kyle Dargan, 1/11/2010

2000s

  • Lucie Brock-Broido, 12/14/2009
  • Afaa Michael Weaver, 11/3/2009
  • Juliana Spahr, 10/9/2009
  • Arthur Sze, 11/3/2009
  • Eammon Grennan, 5/18/2009
  • Rita Dove, 5/4/2009
  • A.B. Spellman, 4/6/2009
  • Michael Harper, 4/6/2009
  • Natasha Trethewey, 3/16/2009
  • Claudia Emerson, 3/16/2009
  • Marie Howe, 2/17/2009
  • Bob Hicok, 2/17/2009
  • Linda Pastan, 1/12/2009
  • Tracy K. Smith, 1/12/2009
  • Elizabeth Spires, 12/8/2008
  • Rae Armantrout, 11/10/2008
  • Frank Bidart, 11/10/2008
  • Terrance Hayes, 9/29/2008
  • Edwin Torres, 9/29/2008
  • Nick Flynn, 9/29/2008
  • Eileen Myles, 9/29/2008
  • Mary Kinzie, 9/28/2008
  • Lucille Clifton, 5/13/2008
  • Mark Doty, 4/24/2008
  • Tyehimba Jess, 4/7/2008
  • Quincy Troupe, 4/7/2008
  • Galway Kinnell, 3/24/2008
  • Ross Gay, 2/11/2008
  • Gerald Stern, 2/11/2008
  • Kay Ryan, 1/22/2008,
  • Richard Howard, 12/10/2007
  • John Ashbery, 11/5/2007
  • David Rivard,10/27/2007
  • David Wojahn, 10/26/2007
  • Eavan Boland, 5/21/2007
  • Molly Peacock, 4/2/2007
  • Henri Cole, 4/2/2007
  • Phillis Levin, 4/2/2007
  • Derek Walcott, 3/12/2007
  • Terrance Hayes, 2/12/2007
  • Frank X. Walker, 2/12/2007
  • Srikanth Reddy, 1/29/2007
  • Tina Chang, 1/29/2007
  • Victoria Chang, 1/29/2007

Carolyn Forche 12/11/2006

  • Tess Gallagher 1,1/20/2006
  • Charles Simic, 5/1/2006
  • Ted Kooser, 4/25/2006
  • Virgil Suarez, 3/13/2006
  • Adrian Castro, 3/13/2006
  • Sonia Sanchez, 2/13/2006
  • Eve Grubin, 1/24/2006
  • Kazim Ali, 1/24/2006
  • Katie Ford, 1/24/2006
  • Jorie Graham, 1/24/2006
  • Rosmarie Waldrop, 12/17/2005
  • Mark Halliday, 11/7/2005
  • Campbell McGrath, 11/7/2005
  • Sharon Olds, 10/25/2005
  • Elizabeth Alexander, 10/25/2005
  • Tony Hoagland, 9/23/2005
  • Anne Waldman, 5/16/2005
  • Philip Levine, 5/2/2005
  • Taha Muhammad Ali, 3/1/2005
  • Edward Hirsch, 3/1/2005
  • C. K. Williams, 2/14/2005
    • Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005 (???)
  • Peter Gizzi, 1/25/2005
  • Eileen Myles, 1/25/2005
  • Harryette Mullen, 12/6/2004
  • Jimmy Santiago Baca, 11/22/2004
  • Diane Middlebrook, 11/3/2004
  • Reginald Gibbons, 10/22/2004
  • Thomas Sayers Ellis, 9/21/2004
  • Vijay Seshadri, 9/21/2004
  • Fanny Howe, 9/21/2004
  • Percival Everett, 9/21/2004
  • Stanley Plumly, 5/3/2004
  • Brad Gooch, 4/16/2004
  • Diane Ackerman, 4/1/2004
  • Eammon Grennan, 3/1/2004,
  • Vona Groarke, 3/1/2004
  • David McCann, 2/2/2004
  • Ko Un, 2/2/2004
  • Katia Kapovich, 1/13/2004
  • Rachel Blau Duplessis, 1/13/2004
  • Linda Gregson, 1/13/2004
  • Jean Valentine, 12/8/2003
  • Tribute to Henry Taylor, 9/23/2003
  • Cornelius Eady,10/24/2003
  • Pattiann Rodgers, 5/15/2003
  • George Schneeman, 3/15/2003
  • Robert Bly, 4/14/2003
  • Ron Padgett, 3/15/2003
  • Steve Clay, 3/15/2003
  • Paul Muldoon, 2/24/2003
  • Dissenting Practices, 2/20/2003
  • Linda Gregerson, 1/13/2003
  • Li-Young Lee, 12/9/2002
  • Naomi Shihab Nye, 11/13/2002
    • Naomi Shihab Nye, 11/13/2002 (???)
  • Nathalie Handal, 11/13/2002
  • Elmaz Abinader, 11/13/2002
  • Ellen Bryant Voigt, 10/21/2002
  • A. Van Jordan, 9/23/2002
  • Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, 9/23/2002
  • Shara McCallum, 9/23/2002
  • W.D. Snodgrass, 5/18/2002
  • W.D. Snodgrass, 5/13/2002,
  • Natasha Trethewey, 4/29/2002
  • Dolores Kendrick, 4/29/2002
  • Celebration of the Sonnet, 4/2/2002
  • Alice Notley, 3/18/2002
  • Yeats' Gallery, 2/25/2002
  • Kenneth Koch, 1/14/2002
  • Susan Howe, 12/11/2001
  • Clarence Major, 11/26/2001
  • Bruce Smith, 11/26/2001
  • David St. John, 10/29/2001
  • Galway Kinnell, 5/4/2001
  • Billy Collins, 4/10/2001
  • Carol Ann Duffy, 4/10/2001
  • Les Murray, 3/26/2001
  • Lucille Clifton, 2/26/2001
  • Marie Howe, 1/29/2001
  • Elizabeth Alexander, 1/29/2001
  • Joy Harjo, 12/11/2000
  • Afaa Michael Weaver, 11/20/2000,
  • Ahmos Zu-Bolton, 11/20/2000
  • Rachel Hadas, 10/23/2000
  • Louise Gluck, 5/2/2000
  • Sandra Cisneros, 4/7/2000
  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 3/13/2000
  • Arthur Sze, 2/28/2000,
  • Vijay Seshadri, 2/28/2000,
  • Toi Derricotte, 1/24/2000
  • Thomas Lux, 1/24/2000

1990s

  • Elizabeth Spires, 12/6/1999
  • Tracie Morris, 11/8/1999
  • Yusef Komunyakaa, 11/8/1999
  • Alan Shapiro, 10/19/1999
  • Lannon Fellows, 10/4/1999
  • Amy Hempel, 5/4/1999
  • Steve Stern, 5/4/1999
  • Cornelius Eady, 5/4/1999
  • Carolyn Forche, 5/4/1999
  • YMCA National Writer's Voice, 5/4/1999
  • Stanley Kunitz, 4/16/1999
  • Melanie Rae Thon, 4/8/1999
  • Michael Martone, 4/8/1999
  • Tom Sleigh, 3/23/1999
  • Sandra Gilbert, 3/23/1999
  • Donald Justice, 3/2/1999
  • Brenda Marie Osbey, 2/16/1999
  • C.D. Wright, 2/4/1999
  • Mark McMorris, 2/4/1999
  • Eavan Boland, 1/26/1999,
  • Jane Mead, 1/26/1999
  • Mary Oliver, 12/8/1998
  • Maggie Nelson, 12/3/1998
  • Jennifer Barber, 12/3/1998
  • Mark Bibbins, 12/3/1998
  • Lawson Fusao Inada, 11/10/1998
  • Jennifer Nelson, 11/10/1998
  • Heather McHugh, 10/20/1998
  • W.S. Merwin, 10/6/1998
  • Michael Palmer, 10/1/1998
  • Peter Brook, 9/9/1998
  • Gary Snyder, 5/8/1998
  • Gary Snyder,5/6/1998
  • Robert Pinsky, 4/17/1998
  • Ann Lauterbach, 4/16/1998
  • Stanley Plumly, 3/19/1998
  • Lucille Clifton, 3/19/1998
  • Robert Creeley, 3/19/1998
  • Denise Levertov, 3/19/1998
  • Dava Sobel, 3/11/1998
  • Richard Wilbur, 2/26/1998
  • James Tate, 2/24/1998
  • Brenda Hillman, 2/24/1998
  • DJ Renegade, 2/16/1998
  • Reuben Jackson, 1/27/1998
  • Al Young, 1/27/1998
  • Mary Karr, 12/7/1997
  • Reetika Vazarani, 11/18/1997
  • Zoe Anglesey, 11/18/1997
  • Charles Wright, 11/13/1997
  • Jay Parini, 11/13/1997
  • Frank Bidart, 10/21/1997
  • Leslie Scalapino, 10/16/1997
  • Mark Rudman, 10/16/1997
  • Rafael Campo, 9/18/1997
  • Marilyn Hacker, 9/18/1997
  • George Plimpton, 6/12/1997
  • Christopher Buckley, 6/12/1997
  • Nuala Ni Dhomhniall, 5/6/1997
  • Eilean Ni Chuilleanan, 5/6/1997
  • Gwendolyn Brooks, 4/4/1997
  • Kamau Brathwaite, 3/25/1997
  • Lannon Fellows, 2/24/1997
  • John Ashbery, 2/4/1997
  • Anne Carson, 2/4/1997
  • Michael Ondaatje, 1/14/1997
  • Anthony Hecht, 12/10/1996

Patricia Smith 11/19/1996 Jesus Papoleto Melendez, 11/12/1996

  • Pedro Pietri, 11/12/1996

Melindez, Jesus–11/12/1996 Jorie Graham 10/29/1996, Dao, Bei–5/7/1996 Walcott, Derek 4/26/1996, Carson, Anne–2/27/1996, Merrill, Christopher–2/27/1996 Cole, Henri–2/22/1996 Brock-Broido, Lucie–2/17/1996, Wright, Jay–1/23/1996 Sacks, Peter 12/12/1995 Patricia Smith 11/14/1995 Beatty, Paul–11/14/1995 Anderson, Laurie–10/31/1995 E. Ethelbert Miller 10/24/1995 Adrienne Rich 10/10/1995 Octavio Paz 5/25/1995 Sharon Olds, 5/12/1995, W. S. Merwin 4/20/1995, Muldoon, Paul–3/7/1995, Warren, Rosanna–3/7/1995, Robert Creeley 2/14/1995 Linda Pastan 2/14/1995, Cassells, Cyrus–1/25/1995 Carolyn Forche 1/24/1995, Carruth, Hayden–1994 Jorie Graham 12/13/1994 Miller, Jane–11/17/1994 Doty, Mark–11/17/1994 Gray, Spalding–11/16/1994 Cornelius Eady–11/15/1994 R.H.W. Dillard 10/25/1994 Lucille Clifton 5/17/1994, Styron, Rose–5/5/1994 George Plimpton 5/5/1994, Robert Hass 4/8/1994 Milosz, Czeslaw–4/8/1994 Broumas, Olga 3/29/1994 Clary, Killarney–3/3/1994 Ali, Agha Shahid–3/3/1994 St. Germain, Sheryl–2/22/1994 Galway Kinnell 2/8/1994 Reading, Peter–1/25/1994 Rita Dove 1/20/1994, Frank Bidart 12/9/1993, Kenneth Carroll–11/16/1993 Wanda Coleman –11/16/1993 John Frederick Nims–10/21/1993 Denise Levertov 9/21/1993 Adrienne Rich–5/4/1993 Octavio Paz 4/15/1993, Alice Quinn–3/2/1993 Charles Simic 3/2/1993, Louise Gluck 3/2/1993, Beth Joselow–2/9/1993 E. Ethelbert Miller 2/9/1993 William Matthews 1/21/1993 Maxine Kumin 12/8/1992 Martin Espada–11/17/1992 Robert Creeley–11/17/1992 Marilyn Waniek (aka Marilyn Nelson), 11/17/1992 Cynthia Macdonald, 10/22/1992 John Updike, 4/6/1992 Fred Chappell, 3/30/1992 Richard Tillinghast, 3/30/1992 Olga Broumas, 3/8/1992 Carolyn Forche, 3/2/1992, Jane Kenyon, 2/3/1992 Jean Nordhaus, 2/3/1992 Anne Becker, 1/13/1992 Ai, 1/13/1992 Mona Van Duyn, 1991 Julie Agoos, 1991 Charles Wright 12/9/1991, Gibbons Ruark, 11/25/1991 Eammon Grennan, 11/25/1991, Les Murray, 11/12/1991, Brendan Galvin, 10/28/1991 Miroslav Holub, 10/15/1991 Belle Waring, 5/13/1991 Donald Justice 4/15/1991, Seamus Heaney, 4/7/1991 Li-Young Lee 3/11/1991, David Ignatow, 3/11/1991 Ntozake Shange, 2/19/1991 Jessica Hagedorn, 2/19/1991 Gregory Orr, 1/28/1991 Edward Kleinschmidt, 1/28/1991 Linda Pastan, 1/14/1991 Jean Valentine, 12/10/1990 Thomas Lux, 11/19/1990, Jorie Graham, 11/19/1990 Toi Derricotte, 11/19/1990, Anthony Hecht, 10/26/1990 Dave Smith, 10/22/1990 Roland Flint, 10/22/1990 Sonia Sanchez, 9/17/1990, Molly Peacock, 6/30/1990 Minnie Bruce Pratt, 6/30/1990 Adam Zagajewski, 4/2/1990 Bernice Reagon, 3/2/1990 June Jordan, 3/2/1990 Jane Shore, 2/5/1990 Carol Muske, 2/5/1990 Bruce Weigl, 1/22/1990 John Balaban, 1/22/1990

1980s

  • Josephine Jacobsen, 12/12/1989
  • Jean Valentine, 12/12/1989
  • Saul Bellow, 12/1/1989
  • Henry Taylor, 11/13/1989
  • Michael Collier, 11/13/1989
  • Peter Sacks, 4/12/1989
  • Yehuda Amichai, 3/15/1989
  • Philip Levine, 2/27/1989
  • Philip Levine, 2/27/1989
  • Thomas McGrath, 1/31/1989
  • Reed Whittemore, 1/19/1989
  • Roland Flint, 1/19/1989
  • Eilean Ni Chuilleanan, 1/18/1989

Marilyn Hacker, 12/14/1988

  • Marge Piercy, 10/24/1988
  • Octavio Paz, 10/18/1988
  • Yehuda Amichai, 9/29/1988
  • Octavio Paz, 9/29/1988
  • Derek Walcott, 9/29/1988
  • Les Murray, 9/29/1988

Peter Sacks, 9/29/1988

  • Jeffery Harrison, 5/6/1988
  • Irina Ratushinskay, 4/4/1988
  • Linda Pastan, 3/29/1988

Myra Sklarew, 3/29/1988

  • John Ashbery, 2/19/1988
  • Patricia Willis, 1/15/1988

June Jordan 11/18/1987,

  • Anthony Hecht, 10/22/1987

Kunitz, Stanley–5/12/1987 Kinnell, Galway–4/9/1987 Pollitt, Katha–3/9/1987 Jensen, Laura–3/9/1987 Plumly, Stanley–2/10/1987

  • C. K. Williams, 2/10/1987

Macdonald, Cynthia–12/12/1986 Zadravec, Katherine–12/11/1986 Dorn, Frank–12/11/1986 James Merrill, 11/18/1986 Burns, Diane–10/30/1986 Tate, Gregory–10/30/1986 Brodsky, Joseph–10/21/1986 Michael Harper 4/22/1986, Dove, Rita–4/22/1986, Transtromer, Tomas–4/1/1986 Pritchard, William–3/3/1986 Christopher, Nicholas–2/18/1986 Jeffery Harrison 2/18/1986 Hass, Robert–2/18/1986, Hecht, Anthony–1/13/1986, Clampitt, Amy–1/12/1986 Graham, Jorie–11/19/1985, Lucille Clifton 11/19/1985, Snodgrass, W.D.–10/15/1985, Hall, Donald–10/15/1985

  • Seamus Heaney, 5/3/1985

Johnson, Denis–4/2/1985 Spires, Elizabeth–4/2/1985, Hirsch, Edward–3/4/1985, Schnackenberg, Gjertrud–3/4/1985 Oliver, Mary –2/4/1985,

Olds,Sharon–12/10/1984, Esteves, Sandra–10/30/1984

  • Rikki Lights, 10/30/1984

Pinsky, Robert–10/24/1984, Alison Lurie, 10/12/1984 Hearon, Shelby–10/12/1984 Swenson, May–10/2/1984 Whittemore, Reed 5/9/1984, Smith, Jordan–5/8/1984 Crase, Douglas–5/8/1984 Charles Simic, 4/2/1984 Voigt, Ellen Bryant–4/2/1984, Sanchez, Sonia–2/6/1984,

  • Jean Valentine, 12/12/1983
  • Josephine Jacobsen, 12/9/1983
  • Roland Flint, 12/6/1983
  • W.S. Merwin, 11/16/1983
  • James Dickey, 10/30/1983
  • Garth Tate, 10/4/1983
  • Kimiko Hahn, 10/4/1983
  • Ivan Lalic, 9/7/1983
  • Denise Levertov, 5/9/1983
  • Jean Valentine, 4/18/1983
  • Ursula LeGuin, 3/21/1983
  • Samuel Hazo 12/3/1982
  • Frederick Morgan 10/18/1982
  • Myra Sklarew, 9/20/1982
  • Veno Taufer, 5/17/1982
  • Jerome Rothenberg, 5/11/1982
  • Richard Wilbur, 4/22/1982
  • Sterling Brown, 3/9/1982
  • Tess Gallagher, 2/1/1982
  • Steve Orlen, 1/4/1982
  • Susan Wood, 1/4/1982
  • Carole Oles, 12/7/1981
  • Jane Flanders, 12/7/1981
  • Pamela Stewart, 11/17/1981
  • Carolyn Forche, 11/17/1981
  • Fay Chiang, 10/6/1981
  • Peter Harris, 10/6/1981
  • Howard Nemerov, 9/21/1981
  • Eilean Ni Chuilleanan, 9/21/1981
  • Charles Simic, 5/2/1981
  • Carolyn Kizer, 4/30-5/2/1981
  • Josephine Miles, 4/13/1981
  • Albert Goldbarth, 3/31/1981
  • Dick Higgins, 3/2/1981
  • Frank Bidart, 2/10/1981
  • Louise Gluck, 1/5/1981

Thomas Lux, 12/1/1980 Bly, Robert–10/20/1980 Antin, David–6/2/1980 Sadoff, Ira–3/4/1980 Strand, Mark–2/25/1980 McAleavey, David–2/7/1980 Wright, Charles–2/5/1980 Lorde, Audre–1/21/1980 Broumas, Olga–1/11/1980

1970s

  • David St. John, 12/4/1979
  • Heather McHugh, 11/19/1979
  • W.S. Merwin, 11/16/1979
  • William Claire, 8/1979
  • Leslie Ullman, 5/29/1979
  • John Ashbery, 3/12/1979
  • James Wright, 3/8/1979
  • James Liddy, 2/6/1979
  • Gerald Stern, 12/11/1978
  • Erika Jong, 12/7/1978
  • Theodore Weiss, 11/6/1978
  • Marvin Bell, 10/17/1978
  • E. Ethelbert Miller, 10/9/1978
  • June Jordan, 10/9/1978
  • Murial Ruckheyser, 9/25/1978
  • John Pauker, 6/5/1978
  • Philip Levine, 5/30/1978
  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 4/3/1978
  • Linda Pastan, 2/7/1978
  • Linda Sexton, 1/23/1978
  • Howard Moss, 1/9/1978
  • Mary Abbott, 1977
  • Alice Walker, 12/6/1977
  • Frederick Morgan, 12/6/1977
  • Ruth Whitman, 11/21/1977
  • Myra Sklarew, 11/10/1977
  • Barbara Guest, 7/1977
  • Maura Stanton, 5/2/1977
  • Daniel Berrigan, S.J., 4/4/1977
  • Charles David Wright, 3/31/1977
  • Jean Nordhaus, 3/24/1977
  • Allen Ginsberg, 3/7/1977
  • Robert Hayden, 1/21/1977
  • Reed Whittemore, 1/21/1977
  • James Dickey, 1/19/1977
  • Richard Eberhart, 1/18/1977
  • Josephine Jacobsen, 1/17/1977
  • May Miller, 1/17/1977
  • John Engels, 1/3/1977
  • Henry Taylor, 1/3/1977
  • William Meredith, 12/6/1976
  • Maxine Kumin, 12/6/1976
  • James Merrill, 11/8/1976
  • Marge Piercy, 10/18/1976
  • Ralph Robin, 5/24/1976
  • Rod Jellema, 5/24/1976
  • Roland Flint, 5/24/1976
  • Darcy Gottlieb, 4/8/1976
  • X.J. Kennedy, 4/5/1976
  • James Wright, 3/8/1976
  • Jodi Braxton, 2/2/1976
  • Grace Cavalieri, 2/2/1976
  • Ahmos Zu-Bolton, 2/2/1976
  • Clarence Major, 1/5/1976
  • Doris Grumbach, 1/5/1976
  • John Gardner, 12/1/1975
  • Josephine Jacobsen, 11/10/1975
  • Marilyn Hacker, 10/13/1975
  • Reed Whittemore, 9/25/1975
  • Katie Loucheim, 3/24/1975
  • Arthur Gregor, 3/10/1975
  • Charles David Wright, 3/10/1975
  • Wayne Alexander, 2/24/1975
  • Michael Lally, 2/24/1975
  • David Slavitt, 2/17/1975
  • Mona Van Duyn, 1/20/1975
  • R.H.W. Dillard, 1/6/1975, 1/6/1975
  • O.B. Hardison, 5/28/1974
  • Ann Stanford, 4/1974
  • James Dickey, 3/18/1974
  • Shirley Kaufman, 2/1/1974
  • Muriel Ruckheyser, 1/21/1974
  • Michael Harper, 4/2/1973
  • Peter Klappert, 3/12/1973
  • John Hawkes, 1/22/1973
  • Marin Sorescu, 5/17/1972
  • Samuel Hazo, 3/26/1972
  • Myra Sklarew, 3/26/1972
  • Keith Wilson, 3/14/1972
  • Holly Stevens, 2/27/1972
  • Frank Scott, 1/30/1972
  • Margaret Atwood, 1/30/1972
  • Richard Murphy, 3/17/1971
  • St. John Primus, 2/21/1971
  • William Stafford, 1/17/1971
  • George Garrett, 3/1/1970
  • Roger Hecht, 2/12/1970
  • John Pauker, 2/12/1970
  • Lucille Clifton, 2/8/1970