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Edward Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow, has published ten books of poems, including Gabriel: A Poem, a book-length elegy for his son, and Stranger by Night. He has also published seven books about poetry, among them 100 Poems to Break Your Heart and The Heart of American Poetry. His memoir, My Childhood in Pieces, will be published in June. He taught at Wayne State University and the University of Houston. Since 2003, he has served as president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Author photo by Julie Dermansky.
Patricia Spears Jones is an African American poet, playwright, cultural activist, and recipient of the 2017 Jackson Poetry Prize and awards from the NEA, NYFA, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. She is the New York State Poet (‘23-‘25) and a Poet Laureate Fellow. Author of The Beloved Community (Copper Canyon) and A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems (White Pine Press) and nine other poetry publications and plays commissioned and produced by Mabou Mines. She edited THINK: Poems for Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Day Hat and co-edited Ordinary Women: An Anthology of Poetry by New York City Women. She has taught at Barnard College, Hunter College, Adelphi University, and Hollins University and for independent literary organizations such as Poets House, The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, The Shipman Agency, Brooklyn Poets, Fine Arts Work Center, Hugo House, Wild Seeds Retreat, and The Community of Writers. She is an Emeritus Fellow for the Black Earth Institute and organizer of the American Poets Congress. Author photo by Chester Higgins.
