Dan Chiasson (/ˈtʃeɪsən/; born May 9, 1971 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American poet, critic, and journalist. The Sewanee Review called Chiasson "the country’s most visible poet-critic." He is the Lorraine C. Wang Professor of English Literature at Wellesley College. Chiasson is currently working on "Bernie for Burlington: A Biography of his Rise in a Changing Vermont, 1968-1991," to be published by Pantheon in 2025.