It was founded in 1999 by Alexander Pepple as a workshop complement to Able Muse.
[1] The Distinguished Guest forum continues to host presentations and discussions with renowned writers and poets, such as former US Poet Laureate Richard Wilbur, the late Anthony Hecht, Timothy Steele, Charles Martin, and X. J.
As such, it has been cited by academics and others as a reference (e.g., professor Susan Santovasi of Yale University on political poetry[3]), whether to gauge poetic trends and beliefs or otherwise.
Andrew Frisardi, the noted translator of Dante, acknowledges the help of members and moderators at Eratosphere’s Translation Board in the preparation of his translation of Dante’s Vita Nova [4] Poets who are members of Eratosphere and who have contributed content to the site at various times include Willis Barnstone, John Beaton, Geoffrey Brock, Terese Coe, Maryann Corbett, Dick Davis (translator), Gregory Dowling, Jehanne Dubrow, Rhina Espaillat, Mark Granier, M.A.
Griffiths, R. S. Gwynn, Lee Gurga, A.M. Juster (the pen name of Michael J. Astrue), Julie Kane, Len Krisak, Paul Lake, David Mason, Mary Meriam, Susan McLean, Robert Mezey, Timothy Murphy, Jennifer Reeser, A. E. Stallings, Catherine Tufariello, Wendy Videlock, Richard Wakefield, John Whitworth, and Greg Williamson (poet).