Possible Clues:

• Dante translator John
• John who wrote 'How Does a Poem Mean?'
• John who wrote the textbook 'How Does a Poem Mean?'
• Poet John who translated Dante's "Divine Comedy"
• "A Browser's Dictionary" author John
• Poet John who wrote 'Lives of X,' an autobiography in verse
• Poet with the longtime NPR program 'A Word in Your Ear'
• 'Homeward to America' poet
• Poet/critic John