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==Upcoming reason==
==Upcoming reason==
==Past seasons==
==Past seasons==
Paul Muldoon 5/13/2013
Paul Muldoon 5/13/2013
Billy Collins 4/29/2013
Billy Collins 4/29/2013
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Addonizio, Kim–1/11/2010
Addonizio, Kim–1/11/2010
Kyle Dargan 1/11/2010
Kyle Dargan 1/11/2010
Marie Howe 2/17/2009
Michael Harper 4/6/2009
Hicok, Bob– 2/17/2009
Eammon Grennan 5/18/2009
Tracy K. Smith 1/12/2009,
Spahr, Juliana–10/9/2009
Spellman, A.B.–4/6/2009
Brock-Broido, Lucie 12/14/2009
Brock-Broido, Lucie 12/14/2009
Afaa Michael Weaver 11/3/2009
Afaa Michael Weaver 11/3/2009
Spahr, Juliana–10/9/2009
Arthur Sze 11/3/2009
Arthur Sze 11/3/2009
Eammon Grennan 5/18/2009
Rita Dove 5/4/2009
Rita Dove 5/4/2009
 
Spellman, A.B.–4/6/2009
Michael Harper 4/6/2009
Natasha Trethewey 3/16/2009
Natasha Trethewey 3/16/2009
Emerson, Claudia–3/16/2009
Emerson, Claudia–3/16/2009
Marie Howe 2/17/2009
Hicok, Bob– 2/17/2009
Pastan, Linda 1/12/2009
Pastan, Linda 1/12/2009
 
Tracy K. Smith 1/12/2009
 
Spires, Elizabeth 12/8/2008
Spires, Elizabeth 12/8/2008
Armantrout, Rae–11/10/2008
Armantrout, Rae–11/10/2008
Bidart, Frank 11/10/2008
Bidart, Frank 11/10/2008
Terrance Hayes 9/29/2008
Torres, Edwin–9/29/2008
Torres, Edwin–9/29/2008
Flynn, Nick–9/29/2008
Flynn, Nick–9/29/2008
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Stern, Gerald 2/11/2008
Stern, Gerald 2/11/2008
Ryan, Kay–1/22/2008,
Ryan, Kay–1/22/2008,
Howard, Richard– 12/10/2007
Ashbery, John  11/5/2007
Ashbery, John  11/5/2007
Rivard, David–10/27/2007
Rivard, David–10/27/2007
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Boland, Eavan 5/21/2007
Boland, Eavan 5/21/2007
Peacock, Molly 4/2/2007
Peacock, Molly 4/2/2007
Henri Cole 4/2/2007
Levin, Phillis– 4/2/2007
Walcott, Derek  3/12/2007
Walcott, Derek  3/12/2007
Hayes, Terrance–2/12/2007
Walker, Frank X.–2/12/2007
Walker, Frank X.–2/12/2007
Reddy, Srikanth–1/29/2007
Reddy, Srikanth–1/29/2007
Chang, Tina–1/29/2007
Chang, Tina–1/29/2007
Chang, Victoria–1/29/2007
Chang, Victoria–1/29/2007
Carolyn Forche 12/11/2006
Tess Gallagher 11/20/2006
Simic, Charles 5/1/2006
Simic, Charles 5/1/2006
Kooser, Ted–4/25/2006
Suarez, Virgil–3/13/2006
Suarez, Virgil–3/13/2006
Castro, Adrian–3/13/2006
Castro, Adrian–3/13/2006
Sanchez, Sonia 2/13/2006
Sanchez, Sonia 2/13/2006
Grubin, Eve–1/24/2006
Ali, Kazim–1/24/2006
Ali, Kazim–1/24/2006
Ford, Katie–1/24/2006
Jorie Graham1/24/2006
Waldrop, Rosmarie–12/17/2005
Waldrop, Rosmarie–12/17/2005
Halliday, Mark–11/7/2005
McGrath, Campbell–11/7/2005
Sharon Olds 10/25/2005
Elizabeth Alexander 10/25/2005
Elizabeth Alexander 10/25/2005
Hoagland, Tony– 9/23/2005
Waldman, Anne–5/16/2005
Waldman, Anne–5/16/2005
Philip Levine 5/2/2005
Ali, Taha Muhammad–3/1/2005
Ali, Taha Muhammad–3/1/2005
Edward Hirsch 3/1/2005
Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005
Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005
Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005
Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005
Gizzi, Peter–1/25/2005
Eileen Myles 1/25/2005
Mullen, Harryette– 12/6/2004
Mullen, Harryette– 12/6/2004
Baca, Jimmy Santiago–11/22/2004
Baca, Jimmy Santiago–11/22/2004
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  Linda Gregson 1/13/2004
  Linda Gregson 1/13/2004
Valentine, Jean 12/8/2003
Valentine, Jean 12/8/2003
Tribute to Henry Taylor–9/23/2003
Cornelius Eady 10/24/2003
Rodgers, Pattiann–5/15/2003
Rodgers, Pattiann–5/15/2003
Schneeman, George –3/15/2003
Schneeman, George –3/15/2003
Tribute to Henry Taylor–9/23/2003
Bly, Robert 4/14/2003
Bly, Robert 4/14/2003
Padgett, Ron–3/15/2003
Clay, Steve–3/15/2003
Paul Muldoon 2/24/2003
Dissenting Practices–2/20/2003
Gregerson, Linda–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,  
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Howe, Marie–1/29/2001,  
Howe, Marie–1/29/2001,  
Alexander, Elizabeth–1/29/2001,
Alexander, Elizabeth–1/29/2001,
Harjo, Joy–12/11/2000
Weaver, Afaa Michael–11/20/2000,  
Weaver, Afaa Michael–11/20/2000,  
Zu-Bolton, Ahmos 11/20/2000
Zu-Bolton, Ahmos 11/20/2000
Hadas, Rachel–10/23/2000
Louise Gluck 5/2/2000
Cisneros, Sandra–4/7/2000
Cisneros, Sandra–4/7/2000
Lawrence Ferlinghetti 3/13/2000
Sze, Arthur–2/28/2000,  
Sze, Arthur–2/28/2000,  
Seshadri, Vijay –2/28/2000,
Seshadri, Vijay –2/28/2000,
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Thomas Lux 1/24/2000
Thomas Lux 1/24/2000


 
Spires, Elizabeth 12/6/1999,  
 
Morris, Tracie–11/8/1999
 
Komunyakaa, Yusef–11/8/1999
 
Padgett, Ron–3/15/2003
Clay, Steve–3/15/2003
Dissenting Practices–2/20/2003
Cornelius Eady 10/24/2003
Paul Muldoon 2/24/2003,
 
 
Henri Cole 4/2/2007
Lawrence Ferlinghetti 3/13/2000
 
Carolyn Forche 12/11/2006
Tess Gallagher 11/20/2006
Ford, Katie–1/24/2006
Jorie Graham1/24/2006
 
 
Gizzi, Peter–1/25/2005
Sharon Olds 10/25/2005
Philip Levine 5/2/2005
McGrath, Campbell–11/7/2005
Eileen Myles 1/25/2005,
 
 
 
 
Levin, Phillis– 4/2/2007
 
Gregerson, Linda–1/13/2003,
 
Louise Gluck 5/2/2000
Halliday, Mark–11/7/2005
 
 
 
Grubin, Eve–1/24/2006
Hadas, Rachel–10/23/2000
Edward Hirsch 3/1/2005,
 
 
 
Hayes, Terrance–2/12/2007,
Terrance Hayes 9/29/2008
 
Howard, Richard– 12/10/2007
 
Harjo, Joy–12/11/2000
 
Hoagland, Tony– 9/23/2005
 
 
Kooser, Ted–4/25/2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quinn, Alice–3/2/1993
Ruark, Gibbons–11/25/1991
Rudman, Mark–10/16/1997
Sanchez, Sonia  9/17/1990,
Sacks, Peter 12/12/1995
Cole, Henri–2/22/1996,
Mary Karr 12/7/1997,  
Scalapino, Leslie–10/16/1997
Shange, Ntozake–2/19/1991
Shapiro, Alan–10/19/1999
Shapiro, Alan–10/19/1999
Simic, Charles 3/2/1993,
Lannon Fellows 10/4/1999
Shore, Jane–2/5/1990
Hempel, Amy–5/4/1999
Sleigh, Tom–3/23/1999
Smith, Dave–10/22/1990
St. Germain, Sheryl–2/22/1994
Stern, Steve–5/4/1999
Stern, Steve–5/4/1999
Styron, Rose–5/5/1994
Cornelius Eady 5/4/1999
Spires, Elizabeth 12/6/1999,
Carolyn Forche 5/4/1999
Snyder, Gary–5/6/1998, 5/8/1998,
YMCA National Writer's Voice–5/4/1999
Sobel, Dava–3/11/1998
Stanley Kunitz 4/16/1999
Smith, Patricia–11/14/1995, 11/19/1996,
Tate, James–2/24/1998
Thon, Melanie Rae–4/8/1999
Thon, Melanie Rae–4/8/1999
Tillinghast, Richard–3/30/1992
Martone, Michael–4/8/1999
Updike, John–4/6/1992
Sleigh, Tom–3/23/1999
Valentine, Jean 12/10/1990,
Gilbert, Sandra–3/23/1999
Mona Van Duyn /14/1991
Donald Justice  3/2/1999
Vazarani, Reetika–11/18/1997
Osbey, Brenda Marie–2/16/1999
Walcott, Derek 4/26/1996,
Waniek, Marilyn (aka Marilyn Nelson)–11/17/1992
Waring, Belle–5/13/1991
Warren, Rosanna–3/7/1995,
Weigl, Bruce–1/22/1990
Wright, C.D.–2/4/1999
Wright, C.D.–2/4/1999
Wright, Charles 12/9/1991, Wright, Charles 11/13/1997,  
McMorris, Mark –2/4/1999
YMCA National Writer's Voice–5/4/1999
Boland, Eavan–1/26/1999,  
Young, Al–1/27/1998
Mead, Jane–1/26/1999  
Zagajewski, Adam–4/2/1990
Mary Oliver 12/8/1998
Wright, Jay–1/23/1996
Nelson, Maggie–12/3/1998
Wilbur, Richard  2/26/1998,
Barber, Jennifer–12/3/1998
Orr, Gregory–1/28/1991
Bibbins, Mark–12/3/1998
Osbey, Brenda Marie–2/16/1999
Inada, Lawson Fusao–11/10/1998  
Nelson, Jennifer–11/10/1998
Heather McHugh 10/20/1998
W.S. Merwin 10/6/1998
Palmer, Michael–10/1/1998
Palmer, Michael–10/1/1998
Papoleto Melendez, Jesus–11/12/1996
Brook, Peter–9/9/1998
Parini, Jay–11/13/1997
Gary Snyder 5/8/1998
Pastan, Linda 1/14/1991, 2/14/1995,
Gary Snyder –5/6/1998
Paz, Octavio 4/15/1993, 5/25/1995
Peacock, Molly–6/30/1990,
Pietri, Pedro–11/12/1996
Pinsky, Robert 4/17/1998,
Pinsky, Robert 4/17/1998,
Plimpton, George–5/5/1994, 6/12/1997
Lauterbach, Ann–4/16/1998
Plumly, Stanley 3/19/1998,  
Plumly, Stanley 3/19/1998,
Pratt, Minnie Bruce–6/30/1990
Lucille Clifton 3/19/1998,  
Reading, Peter–1/25/1994
Robert Creeley 3/19/1998
Reagon, Bernice–3/2/1990
Denise Levertov 3/19/1998
Sobel, Dava–3/11/1998
Wilbur, Richard  2/26/1998
Tate, James–2/24/1998
Hillman, Brenda–2/24/1998
Renegade, DJ–2/16/1998
Renegade, DJ–2/16/1998
Anthony Hecht 10/26/1990,
Anthony Hecht 12/10/1996
Seamus Heaney 4/7/1991
Robert Hass 4/8/1994,
Hempel, Amy–5/4/1999
Holub, Miroslav–10/15/1991
Ignatow, David–3/11/1991
June Jordan 3/2/1990
Galway Kinnell 2/8/1994,
Kenyon, Jane–2/3/1992
Joselow, Beth–2/9/1993
Maxine Kumin 12/8/1992
Lauterbach, Ann–4/16/1998
Stanley Kunitz 4/16/1999
Komunyakaa, Yusef–11/8/1999,
Kleinschmidt, Edward–1/28/1991
Lee, Li-Young–3/11/1991,
Justice, Donald–4/15/1991, 3/2/1999
Inada, Lawson Fusao–11/10/1998
Jackson, Reuben–1/27/1998
Jackson, Reuben–1/27/1998
Rich, Adrienne–5/4/1993, 10/10/1995
Young, Al–1/27/1998
Ashbery, John 2/4/1997
Mary Karr 12/7/1997
Ai–1/13/1992
Vazarani, Reetika–11/18/1997
Agoos, Julie–1991
Ali, Agha Shahid–3/3/1994
Anderson, Laurie–10/31/1995
Anglesey, Zoe–11/18/1997
Anglesey, Zoe–11/18/1997
Balaban, John–1/22/1990
Charles Wright 11/13/1997
Barber, Jennifer–12/3/1998
Parini, Jay–11/13/1997
Beatty, Paul–11/14/1995
Frank Bidart 10/21/1997
Becker, Anne–1/13/1992
Scalapino, Leslie–10/16/1997
Bibbins, Mark–12/3/1998
Rudman, Mark–10/16/1997
Bidart, Frank 12/9/1993, 10/21/1997,  
Campo, Rafael–9/18/1997
Boland, Eavan–1/26/1999,
Marilyn Hacker 9/18/1997
George Plimpton 6/12/1997
Buckley, Christopher–6/12/1997
Dhomhniall, Nuala Ni–5/6/1997
Eilean Ni Chuilleanan 5/6/1997
Brooks, Gwendolyn – 4/4/1997
Brathwaite, Kamau–3/25/1997
Brathwaite, Kamau–3/25/1997
Lannon Fellows –2/24/1997
Ashbery, John 2/4/1997
Anne Carson 2/4/1997
Ondaatje, Michael–1/14/1997
Anthony Hecht 12/10/1996
Patricia Smith 11/19/1996
Papoleto Melendez, Jesus–11/12/1996
Pietri, Pedro–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,  
Brock-Broido, Lucie–2/17/1996,  
Brook, Peter–9/9/1998
Wright, Jay–1/23/1996
Brooks, Gwendolyn – 4/4/1997
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
Broumas, Olga 3/29/1994
Broumas, Olga 3/8/1992
Buckley, Christopher–6/12/1997
Campo, Rafael–9/18/1997
Carroll, Kenneth–11/16/1993
Carruth, Hayden–1994
Carson, Anne–2/27/1996, 2/4/1997
Cassells, Cyrus–1/25/1995
McMorris, Mark –2/4/1999
Mead, Jane–1/26/1999
Martone, Michael–4/8/1999
Matthews, William–1/21/1993
Melindez, Jesus–11/12/1996
Merrill, Christopher–2/27/1996
Chappell, Fred–3/30/1992
Clary, Killarney–3/3/1994
Clary, Killarney–3/3/1994
Lucille Clifton 5/17/1994, 3/19/1998,
Ali, Agha Shahid–3/3/1994
Coleman, Wanda–11/16/1993
St. Germain, Sheryl–2/22/1994
Creeley, Robert–11/17/1992, 2/14/1995, 3/19/1998
Galway Kinnell 2/8/1994
Derricotte, Toi–11/19/1990,
Reading, Peter–1/25/1994
Dao, Bei–5/7/1996
Dhomhniall, Nuala Ni–5/6/1997
Rita Dove 1/20/1994,  
Rita Dove 1/20/1994,  
Fellows, Lannon–2/24/1997, 10/4/1999
Frank Bidart 12/9/1993,  
Eady, Cornelius–11/15/1994; 5/4/1999,
Kenneth Carroll–11/16/1993
Espada, Martin–11/17/1992
Wanda Coleman –11/16/1993
Les Murray 11/12/1991,
John Frederick Nims–10/21/1993
Muske, Carol–2/5/1990
Denise Levertov 9/21/1993
Nelson, Jennifer–11/10/1998
Adrienne Rich–5/4/1993
Nelson, Maggie–12/3/1998
Octavio Paz 4/15/1993,  
Cynthia Macdonald 10/22/1992
Alice Quinn–3/2/1993
Thomas Lux 11/19/1990,
Charles Simic 3/2/1993,  
Denise Levertov 9/21/1993, 3/19/1998
Miller, Jane–11/17/1994
Hillman, Brenda–2/24/1998
Milosz, Czeslaw–4/8/1994
E. Ethelbert Miller 2/9/1993,
E. Ethelbert Miller 10/24/1995
Morris, Tracie–11/8/1999
Jorie Graham 11/19/1990,
Jorie Graham 12/13/1994,
Jorie Graham 10/29/1996,
Gilbert, Sandra–3/23/1999
Louise Gluck 3/2/1993,
Louise Gluck 3/2/1993,
Gray, Spalding–11/16/1994
Beth Joselow–2/9/1993
Marilyn Hacker 9/18/1997
E. Ethelbert Miller 2/9/1993
Hagedorn, Jessica–2/19/1991
William Matthews 1/21/1993
Grennan, Eammon–11/25/1991,
Maxine Kumin 12/8/1992
Muldoon, Paul–3/7/1995,  
Martin Espada–11/17/1992
W. S. Merwin 4/20/1995,  
Robert Creeley–11/17/1992
Heather McHugh 10/20/1998
Marilyn Waniek (aka Marilyn Nelson), 11/17/1992
W.S. Merwin 10/6/1998,  
Cynthia Macdonald, 10/22/1992
Eilean Ni Chuilleanan 5/6/1997
John Updike, 4/6/1992
Nims, John Frederick–10/21/1993
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
Jean Nordhaus, 2/3/1992
Mary Oliver 12/8/1998
Anne Becker, 1/13/1992
Ondaatje, Michael–1/14/1997
Ai, 1/13/1992
Sharon Olds, 5/12/1995,  
Mona Van Duyn, 1991
Roland Flint 10/22/1990
Julie Agoos, 1991
Carolyn Forche 3/2/1992, 1/24/1995, 5/4/1999,  
Charles Wright 12/9/1991,
Galvin, Brendan–10/28/1991
Gibbons Ruark, 11/25/1991
Doty, Mark–11/17/1994,  
Eammon Grennan, 11/25/1991,
R.H.W. Dillard 10/25/1994
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
 


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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.

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  • Jean Nordhaus
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  • Susan Rappaport
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  • Dr. Marianne Schuelein
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Past seasons

Paul Muldoon 5/13/2013 Billy Collins 4/29/2013 Gander, Forrest–3/28/2013 Bang, Mary Jo-2/11/2013 Fairchild, B.H.–2/11/2013 Kay Ryan 12/3/2012 Strand, Mark 11/19/2012 Andrews, Chris–11/19/2012 Finney, Nikky–10/30/2012 Turner, Brian–10/30/2012 Corral, Eduardo C.–9/17/2012 Phillips, Carl–9/17/2012 Snyder, Gary 5/14/2012 Strange, Sharan–4/30/2012 Thomas Sayers Ellis 4/30/2012 Tracy K. Smith 4/30/2012 Jackson, Major–4/30/2012 Keene, John–4/30/2012 Natasha Trethewey 4/30/2012 Bryant, Tisa–4/30/2012 Kevin Young 4/30/2012 Eavan Boland 3/5/2012 Girmay, Aracelis–12/5/2011 Kraushaar, Mark–11/8/2011 Fenton, James–11/8/2011 Pinsky, Robert 10/4/2011 Dorgan, Theo–9/19/2011 Meehan, Paula–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 Van Clief-Stefanon, Lyrae, 3/21/2011 Ayala, Naomi–2/28/2011 Martinez, J. Michael–2/28/2011 Martínez, Valerie–2/28/2011 Yusef Komunyakaa 2/9/2012 Young, Kevin–1/6/2011, Perillo, Lucia–12/14/2010 Pavlova, Vera–11/8/2010 Ladd, Matthew–10/19/2010 Warren, Rosanna 10/19/2010 Edward Hirsch 9/28/2010 Wilbur, Richard 5/18/2010 W.S. Merwin 5/3/2010, 5/3/2010 Hirshfield, Jane–4/8/2010 Burnside, John–3/1/2010 Smith, Patricia 3/1/2010 Addonizio, Kim–1/11/2010 Kyle Dargan 1/11/2010 Brock-Broido, Lucie 12/14/2009 Afaa Michael Weaver 11/3/2009 Spahr, Juliana–10/9/2009 Arthur Sze 11/3/2009 Eammon Grennan 5/18/2009 Rita Dove 5/4/2009 Spellman, A.B.–4/6/2009 Michael Harper 4/6/2009 Natasha Trethewey 3/16/2009 Emerson, Claudia–3/16/2009 Marie Howe 2/17/2009 Hicok, Bob– 2/17/2009 Pastan, Linda 1/12/2009 Tracy K. Smith 1/12/2009 Spires, Elizabeth 12/8/2008 Armantrout, Rae–11/10/2008 Bidart, Frank 11/10/2008 Terrance Hayes 9/29/2008 Torres, Edwin–9/29/2008 Flynn, Nick–9/29/2008 Eileen Myles 9/29/2008 Kinzie, Mary– 9/28/2008 Lucille Clifton 5/13/2008 Mark Doty 4/24/2008 Jess, Tyehimba– 4/7/2008 Troupe, Quincy–4/7/2008 Galway Kinnell 3/24/2008 Gay, Ross–2/11/2008 Stern, Gerald 2/11/2008 Ryan, Kay–1/22/2008, Howard, Richard– 12/10/2007 Ashbery, John 11/5/2007 Rivard, David–10/27/2007 Wojahn, David–10/26/2007 Boland, Eavan 5/21/2007 Peacock, Molly 4/2/2007 Henri Cole 4/2/2007 Levin, Phillis– 4/2/2007 Walcott, Derek 3/12/2007 Hayes, Terrance–2/12/2007 Walker, Frank X.–2/12/2007 Reddy, Srikanth–1/29/2007 Chang, Tina–1/29/2007 Chang, Victoria–1/29/2007 Carolyn Forche 12/11/2006 Tess Gallagher 11/20/2006 Simic, Charles 5/1/2006 Kooser, Ted–4/25/2006 Suarez, Virgil–3/13/2006 Castro, Adrian–3/13/2006 Sanchez, Sonia 2/13/2006 Grubin, Eve–1/24/2006 Ali, Kazim–1/24/2006 Ford, Katie–1/24/2006 Jorie Graham1/24/2006 Waldrop, Rosmarie–12/17/2005 Halliday, Mark–11/7/2005 McGrath, Campbell–11/7/2005 Sharon Olds 10/25/2005 Elizabeth Alexander 10/25/2005 Hoagland, Tony– 9/23/2005 Waldman, Anne–5/16/2005 Philip Levine 5/2/2005 Ali, Taha Muhammad–3/1/2005 Edward Hirsch 3/1/2005 Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005 Williams, C. K. 2/14/2005 Gizzi, Peter–1/25/2005 Eileen Myles 1/25/2005 Mullen, Harryette– 12/6/2004 Baca, Jimmy Santiago–11/22/2004 Middlebrook, Diane–11/3/2004 Gibbons, Reginald –10/22/2004 Thomas Sayers Ellis, 9/21/2004, Vijay Seshadri 9/21/2004 Howe, Fanny– 9/21/2004 Everett, Percival–9/21/2004 Plumly, Stanley 5/3/2004 Gooch, Brad–4/16/2004 Ackerman, Diane–4/1/2004 Eammon Grennan 3/1/2004, Groarke, Vona–3/1/2004 McCann, David–2/2/2004 Un, Ko–2/2/2004 Kapovich, Katia–1/13/2004 Rachel Blau Duplessis–1/13/2004

Linda Gregson 1/13/2004

Valentine, Jean 12/8/2003 Tribute to Henry Taylor–9/23/2003 Cornelius Eady 10/24/2003 Rodgers, Pattiann–5/15/2003 Schneeman, George –3/15/2003 Bly, Robert 4/14/2003 Padgett, Ron–3/15/2003 Clay, Steve–3/15/2003 Paul Muldoon 2/24/2003 Dissenting Practices–2/20/2003 Gregerson, Linda–1/13/2003 Li-Young Lee 12/9/2002 Naomi Shihab Nye–11/13/2002, Naomi Shihab Nye–11/13/2002, Handal, Nathalie–11/13/2002 Abinader, Elmaz–11/13/2002 Voigt, Ellen Bryant 10/21/2002 Jordan, A. Van–9/23/2002 Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne–9/23/2002 McCallum, Shara– 9/23/2002 W.D. Snodgrass 5/18/2002 W.D. Snodgrass 5/13/2002, Trethewey, Natasha–4/29/2002, Kendrick, Dolores–4/29/2002 Celebration of the Sonnet–4/2/2002 Notley, Alice–3/18/2002 Yeats' Gallery–2/25/2002 Koch, Kenneth–1/14/2002 Howe, Susan–12/11/2001 Clarence Major 11/26/2001 Smith, Bruce–11/26/2001 St. John, David 10/29/2001 Galway Kinnell 5/4/2001, Collins, Billy–4/10/2001, Duffy, Carol Ann–4/10/2001 Les Murray 3/26/2001 Lucille Clifton 2/26/2001, Howe, Marie–1/29/2001, Alexander, Elizabeth–1/29/2001, Harjo, Joy–12/11/2000 Weaver, Afaa Michael–11/20/2000, Zu-Bolton, Ahmos 11/20/2000 Hadas, Rachel–10/23/2000 Louise Gluck 5/2/2000 Cisneros, Sandra–4/7/2000 Lawrence Ferlinghetti 3/13/2000 Sze, Arthur–2/28/2000, Seshadri, Vijay –2/28/2000, Toi Derricotte 1/24/2000 Thomas Lux 1/24/2000

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


LeGuin, Ursula–3/21/1983 Levertov, Denise–5/9/1983, Macdonald, Cynthia–12/12/1986, McAleavey, David–2/7/1980 McGrath, Thomas– 1/31/1989 W.S. Merwin 11/16/1983, James Merrill 11/18/1986 Frederick Morgan 10/18/1982 Miles, Josephine–4/13/1981 Philip Levine 2/27/1989, Lights, Rikki–10/30/1984 Lorde, Audre–1/21/1980 Philip Levine 2/27/1989, Lurie, Alison–10/12/1984 Lux, Thomas–12/1/1980, Ashbery, John 2/19/1988 Amichai, Yehuda–9/29/1988, 3/15/1989 Antin, David–6/2/1980 Samuel Hazo 12/3/1982 Heaney, Seamus–5/3/1985, Hearon, Shelby–10/12/1984 Hirsch, Edward–3/4/1985, Hecht, Anthony–1/13/1986, Anthony Hecht 10/22/1987, Higgins, Dick–3/2/1981 Brodsky, Joseph–10/21/1986 Bidart, Frank–2/10/1981, Bellow, Saul–12/1/1989 Bly, Robert–10/20/1980, Brown, Sterling–3/9/1982, Broumas, Olga–1/11/1980, Burns, Diane–10/30/1986 Chiang, Fay–10/6/1981 Pastan, Linda 3/29/1988, Paz, Octavio–9/29/1988, 10/18/1988, Pinsky, Robert–10/24/1984, Piercy, Marge 10/24/1988 Plumly, Stanley–2/10/1987, Pollitt, Katha–3/9/1987 Pritchard, William–3/3/1986 Rothenberg, Jerome–5/11/1982 Ratushinskay, Irina–4/4/1988 Schnackenberg, Gjertrud–3/4/1985 Murray, Les–9/29/1988, Nemerov, Howard–9/21/1981 Ni Chuilleanan, Eilean–9/21/1981, 1/18/1989, Olds,Sharon–12/10/1984, Oles, Carole–12/7/1981 Oliver, Mary –2/4/1985, Orlen, Steve–1/4/1982 Sacks, Peter–9/29/1988, 4/12/1989, Sadoff, Ira–3/4/1980 Sanchez, Sonia–2/6/1984, Smith, Jordan–5/8/1984 Snodgrass, W.D.–10/15/1985, Stewart, Pamela–11/17/1981 Strand, Mark–2/25/1980, Swenson, May–10/2/1984 Spires, Elizabeth–4/2/1985, Sklarew, Myra 9/20/1982, 3/29/1988 Simic, Charles–5/2/1981, 4/2/1984, Tate, Garth–10/4/1983 Tate, Gregory–10/30/1986 Taufer, Veno–5/17/1982 Taylor, Henry 11/13/1989 Transtromer, Tomas–4/1/1986 Voigt, Ellen Bryant–4/2/1984, Walcott, Derek–9/29/1988, Whittemore, Reed 5/9/1984, 1/19/1989 Wilbur, Richard–4/22/1982, Williams, C. K.–2/10/1987, Willis, Patricia–1/15/1988 Wood, Susan–1/4/1982 Wright, Charles–2/5/1980, Clampitt, Amy–1/12/1986 Christopher, Nicholas–2/18/1986 Lucille Clifton 11/19/1985, Collier, Michael–11/13/1989 Crase, Douglas–5/8/1984 Gluck, Louise–1/5/1981, Goldbarth, Albert–3/31/1981 Graham, Jorie–11/19/1985, Marilyn Hacker 12/14/1988, Hahn, Kimiko–10/4/1983 Hall, Donald–10/15/1985 Michael Harper 4/22/1986, Harris, Peter–10/6/1981 Harrison, Jeffrey–5/6/1988; Jeffery Harrison 2/18/1986 Hass, Robert–2/18/1986,

James Dickey 10/30/1983

Dorn, Frank–12/11/1986 Dove, Rita–4/22/1986, Josephine Jacobsen 12/9/1983, Josephine Jacobsen 12/12/1989 Jensen, Laura–3/9/1987 Johnson, Denis–4/2/1985

June Jordan 11/18/1987,

Kinnell, Galway–4/9/1987, Kunitz, Stanley–5/12/1987, Lalic, Ivan–9/7/1983 Kizer, Carolyn–4/30-5/2/1981 Esteves, Sandra–10/30/1984 Flanders, Jane–12/7/1981

Roland Flint 12/6/1983, 1/19/1989, 

Forche, Carolyn–11/17/1981, Gallagher, Tess–2/1/1982, Valentine, Jean–4/18/1983, 12/12/1983, 12/12/1989, Zadravec, Katherine–12/11/1986

Levine, Philip–5/30/1978, Liddy, James–2/6/1979 Lally, Michael–2/24/1975 Loucheim, Katie–3/24/1975 Major, Clarence–1/5/1976, McHugh, Heather–11/19/1979, Van Duyn, Mona–1/20/1975, Alexander, Wayne–2/24/1975 Abbott, Mary–1977 Ashbery, John–3/12/1979, Atwood, Margaret–1/30/1972 Berrigan, S. J. Daniel–4/4/1977 Bell, Marvin–10/17/1978 Braxton, Jodi–2/2/1976 Cavalieri, Grace–2/2/1976 St. John, Primus–2/21/1971 Stafford, William–1/17/1971 Stanford, Ann–4/1974 Stanton, Maura–5/2/1977 Stern, Gerald–12/11/1978, Stevens, Holly–2/27/1972

Taylor, Henry–1/3/1977, 

Ullman, Leslie–5/29/1979 Walker, Alice–12/6/1977 Weiss, Theodore–11/6/1978 Whitman, Ruth–11/21/1977 Whittemore, Reed–9/25/1975, 1/21/1977, Wilson, Keith–3/14/1972 Wright, Charles David–3/10/1975, 3/31/1977 Wright, James–3/8/1976, 3/8/1979 Zu-Bolton, Ahmos–2/2/1976, Piercy, Marge–10/18/1976, Robin, Ralph–5/24/1976 Pastan, Linda–2/7/1978, Pauker, John–2/12/1970, 6/5/1978 Ruckheyser, Muriel–1/21/1974, 9/25/1978 Scott, Frank –1/30/1972 Sexton, Linda –1/23/1978 Sklarew, Myra–3/26/1972, 11/10/1977, Slavitt, David–2/17/1975 St. John, David–12/4/1979, Sorescu, Marin–5/17/1972 Grumbach, Doris–1/5/1976 Guest, Barbara–7/1977 Hardison, O.B.–5/28/1974 Harper, Michael–4/2/1973, Hawkes, John–1/22/1973 Hayden, Robert–1/21/1977 Gregor, Arthur–3/10/1975 Gottlieb, Darcy–4/8/1976 Hacker, Marilyn–10/13/1975, Dickey, James–3/18/1974, 1/19/1977, Dillard, R.H.W.–1/6/1975, 1/6/1975, Moss, Howard–1/9/1978 Miller, E. Ethelbert–10/9/1978, Miller, May–1/17/1977 Morgan, Frederick–12/6/1977, Meredith, William–12/6/1976 Merrill, James–11/8/1976, Merwin, W.S.–11/16/1979, Murphy, Richard–3/17/1971 Nordhaus, Jean–3/24/1977, Claire, William–8/1979 Clifton, Lucille–2/8/1970, Eberhart, Richard–1/18/1977 Engels, John–1/3/1977 Hazo, Samuel–3/26/1972, Hecht, Roger–2/12/1970 Jellema, Rod–5/24/1976 Jacobsen, Josephine–11/10/1975, Josephine Jacobsen 1/17/1977, Kaufman, Shirley–2/1/1974 Kennedy, X.J.–4/5/1976 Jordan, June–10/9/1978, Klappert, Peter–3/12/1973 Kumin, Maxine–12/6/1976, Jong, Erika–12/7/1978 Ferlinghetti, Lawrence–4/3/1978, Gardner, John–12/1/1975 Garrett, George–3/1/1970 Flint, Roland–5/24/1976, Ginsberg, Allen–3/7/1977