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Inclusion criteria

Version 0.1, 12 November 2026.

A poet is included when at least one documented tie connects them to Pittsburgh. "Pittsburgh" means the city within its present limits, which include places that were separate when the poet was there, such as Allegheny City (annexed in 1907). Every tie must cite a source.

Kinds of tie

Kind	Meaning
Born	Born in the city.
Raised	Spent some or all of childhood here.
Studied	Enrolled at a school or university here.
Lived	Lived here as an adult.
Worked	Held a job here, in any field.
Taught	Taught at a school or university here.
Published	Published a book with a Pittsburgh press.
Edited	Edited a Pittsburgh press, series or journal.

Status

Included: The ties are substantial: years of residence, study or work.
Edge case: The ties are real but slight, such as birth followed by an early move. These entries stay in the catalog because they test the category.

Not yet decided

Whether the metro area counts, or only the city.
Whether a visiting reading or a short residency counts as a tie.
Whether to include writers known mainly for other genres who also wrote poems.

Change log

0.1 (12 November 2026): First draft.

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