terms. The poets-in-residence and electors have included 17 United States Poet Laureates. The electors then vote on choices for honorees, whose names are carved into blocks in the Poets' Corner; subsequent honorees have included Edgar Allan Poe, T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, and William Carlos Williams. The electors' choices can be overturned, as occurred in 1999, when the Very Reverend Harry Pritchett vetoed Ezra Pound's inclusion because of Pound's anti-Semitic statements during World War II. Permanent works The pulpit green contains the Peace Fountain, a large bronze work of public art by the cathedral's sculptor-in-residence, Greg Wyatt. It was commissioned in 1985 and depicts the struggle of good and evil; a battle between the Archangel Michael and Satan; and images of the Sun, the Moon, and several animals. Advocacy Throughout the years, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has been involved in various initiatives and projects. These programs included youth initiatives, a soup kitchen, a homeless shelter, and AIDS outreach. During the Vietnam War, the cathedral was also part of the opposition to United States involvement in the war. The Temple of Understanding, an interfaith organization, was housed at the cathedral for several decades in the late 20th century, moving to Midtown Manhattan in the 1990s. Several programs have been directed toward helping members of the surrounding community. In 1971, the cathedral founded ACT (Athletics, Creativity, and Trips), a program that provided after-school activities and summer camp to children in the neighborhood. The program still runs under the name "Advancing the Community of Tomorrow". In 1974, in response to a need for housing in New York City, St. John's created a program that became the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB); by 1987, the program had helped residential tenants in over 500 buildings to renovate and take ownership of their houses. Additionally, a homeless shelter, crisis center, clothes closet, and kitchen are run by in-house volunteers. Deans William Mercer Grosvenor (1911–1916) Howard Chandler Robbins (1917–1929) Milo Hudson Gates (1930–1939) James Pernette DeWolfe (1940–1942) vacant (1942–1952) James Albert Pike (1952–1958) John Vernon Butler (1960–1966) vacant (1966–1972) James Parks Morton (1972–1997) Harry Houghton Pritchett Jr. (1997–2001) James August Kowalski (2002–2017) Clifton Daniel III (2018–present) Notable funerals The following people are listed with the year of their funeral or memorial service in parentheses: Alvin Ailey (memorial, 1989), choreographer George Balanchine (1983), choreographer James Baldwin (1987), writer, activist Joseph Brodsky (1996), poet John Gregory