O.B. Hardison Poetry Series

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

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

2000s

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

1990s

Elizabeth Spires, 12/6/1999
Tracie Morris, 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 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