Every spring since 1999, the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Poetry series brings a nationally renowned, award-winning poet to our campus. The event features live readings of their work, book signings, and an open mic sessions for local poets to showcase their talents.
This year, Thatcher Hoffman Smith Poetry Series is excited to welcome poets in November and March. Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
In the meantime, feel free to browse the list of poets we've been proud to host in the past.
The Thatcher Hoffman Smith Spring Poetry Series is proud to have hosted major poets for 25 years.
Past poets include winners of National Book Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Guggenheim Fellows, Academy of American Poets Chancellors, and Poets Laureate of the U.S. or U.K.
Our interviews with some of the previous poets are linked below.
| YEAR | POET NAME |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Ada Lim贸苍* |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | & |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | & Clemonce Heard |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | * |
| 2016 | & Andrea Gibson |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Tracy K. Smith * |
| 2013 | Terrance Hayes |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Carolyn Forch茅 |
| 2010 | * |
| 2009 | * |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | * |
| 2006 | * |
| 2005 | * & |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Naomi Shihab Nye |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Michael Ondaatje |
| 2000 | Jane Hirshfield |
| 1999 | Robert Pinsky * |
* denotes a Poet Laureate
