Historical clue formulations

• John who wrote "How Does a Poem Mean?" — 2022-10-04
• John who wrote the textbook "How Does a Poem Mean?" — 2012-09-28
• Poet John who wrote "Lives of X," an autobiography in verse — 2008-07-13
• Poet with the longtime NPR program "A Word in Your Ear" — 2006-09-24
• Dante translator John — 2002-08-17
• Poet/critic John — 1998-08-06