In a Time of Witness

In a Time of Witness is a publication highlighting the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art's celebrated collection. Beyond a traditional exhibition catalog, this groundbreaking book pairs stunning imagery from the Stanley collection with original literary response to showcase an innovative vision for art interpretation. The literary responses are written by an impressive array of award-winning poets, translators and bestselling authors, including multiple Pulitzer Prize winners, U.S. Poets Laureate and national medal recipients, all of whom are alumni of the University of Iowa's prestigious literary programs.

Contributor List:
Tameka Cage Conley
Lan Samantha Chang
Esther Dischereit
Rita Dove
Anas Duplan
Efe Duyan
Danielle Evans
V. V. Ganeshananthan
Cory K. Gundlach
Joy Harjo
Adam Haslett
Juan Felipe Herrera
Sterling HolyWhiteMountain
A. M. Homes
Tde Ipdeol
Jamil Jan Kochai
Lauren Lessing
Mark Levine
Yiyun Li
Carmen Maria Machado
Shane McCrae
Minae Mizumura
Derek (DK) Nnuro
Pola Oloixarac
Romeo Oriogun
D. A. Powell
Srikanth Reddy
Marilynne Robinson
Margaret Ross
Diana Tuite
De'Shawn Charles Winslow