poetry

Jean Toomer

American poet and novelist commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance, though he actively resisted the association, and modernism

Loren Eiseley

American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fellow of multiple professional societies

Margaret Wise Brown

American writer of children’s books, including Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd