Stephanie Burt is a poet, literary critic, and professor with nine published books, including two critical books on poetry and three poetry collections. Her essay collection Close Calls with Nonsense was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Some of her other works include We Are Mermaids, Advice from the Lights, and The Poem is You: 60 Contemporary American Poems and How to Read Them. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, London Review of Books, and Boston Review. Please click here to view the video summarizing Stephanie’s class at Harvard.