History of Katonah Poetry Series 

In its 42 year history, the Katonah Poetry Series co-sponsored by Katonah Village Library has attracted many reknown national and international poets. US Poet Laureate, Billy Collins directed the Series from 1991-2008. His presence enhanced the reputation of the Series in both the literary world and the Tri-State area. * 

Currently, the Series is directed by Leisha Douglas Ph.D. with the help of a poets' advisory board comprised of Sophie Cabot Black, Billy Collins and Vijay Seshadri.

* "if you sat on the steps of the Katonah Village Library for the past 23 years without moving, nearly every notable American poet would walk by you."

John Allman
Cathy Appel
Philip Appleman
Simon Armitage
Michael Benedikt
Star Black
Sophie Cabot Black
Judith Bloomingdale
John Malcolm Brinnin
Nina Cassian
Siv Cedering
Nicholas Christopher
Amy Clampitt
Billy Collins
Greg Delanty
Carl Dennis
Stephen Dobyns
Stephen Dunn
Lynn Emanuel
James T. Farrell
Jane Flanders
Isabella Gardener
Patricia Goedicke
William Goyen
Arthur Gregor
Eamon Grennan
Rachel Hadas
Mark Halliday
Barbara Harr
William Heyen
Edward Hirsch
Tony Hoagland
John Hollander
Richard Howard
Marie Howe
Barbara Howes
David Ignatow
Colette Inez
Erica Jong
Ilya Kaminski
Kate Knapp Johnson
Donald Justice
Katherine Kane
X.J. Kennedy
Galway Kinnell
Carolyn Kizer
Stanley Kunitz
Dorianne Laux
Naomi Lazard
Li-Young Lee
David Lehman
Philip Levine
John Logan
Thomas Lux
Anne Marie Macari
Cynthia Macdonald
Clarence Major
Charles Martin
Donna Masini
William Matthews
William Maxwell
Jermoe Mazzaro
Samuel Menashe
William Meredith
James Merrill
Susan Mitchell
Frederick Morgan
Hilda Morley
Howard Moss
Joan Murray
Joyce Carol Oates
Sharon Olds
Molly Peacock
Stephen Philbrick
Robert Philips
Stanley Plumly
Katha Pollitt
Marie Ponsot
A. Poulin, Jr.
Lawrence Raab
Christina Rainsford
Jennifer Readan
Victoria Redel
Adrienne Rich
Frances Richey
Robin Robertson
J. Ailyn Rosser
Muriel Rukeyser
Grace Schulman
Elaine Sexton
Harvey Shapiro
Judith Johnson Sherwin
Vijay Sheshadri
Jason Shinder
Louis Simpson
Dave Smith
William Jay Smith
W.D. Snodgrass
Gerald Stern
Terry Stokes
Mark Strand
May Swenson
James Tate
Henry Taylor
Richard Tillinghast
Tony Towle
Brian Turner
Jean Valentine
Paul Violi
Jennifer Wallace
Theodore Weiss
Charles Wright
Robert Wrigley
Marya Zaturenska