Profile

Kaveh Akbar is the author of two books of poetry—Pilgrim Bell (Graywolf 2021) and Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Alice James 2017)—and the editor of The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse. Born in Tehran, Iran, Kaveh teaches at Purdue University and in the low-residency MFA programs at Randolph and Warren Wilson colleges. He serves as Poetry Editor for The Nation. kavehakbar.com »

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Kaveh Akbar

Visiting Poet, Summer 2022

Jamaal May

Visiting Poet, Summer 2016

Garrett Hongo

Visiting Poet, Summer 2019

Mary Ruefle

Visiting Poet, Summer 2018

Kyle Dargan

Visiting Poet, Winter 2017

J. Kates

Visiting Translator, Winter 2017