Mohammed El-Kurd

Palestinian Writer and Poet

Diane Luby Lane

Founder & Executive Director of Get Lit-Words Ignite; Literacy Advocate, Executive Producer & TEDx Speaker

Zoe Schneider

Singer, Poet, TEDx Speaker & Entertainment Industry Professional

Najwa Zebian

Activist, Author, Poet & Educator

The Only Constant: A Guide to Embracing Change and Leading an Authentic Life

Peter Kahn

Spoken Word Educator, High School English Teacher & Author

Marge Piercy

Award-winning Novelist, Poet & Social Activist

Wade Davis

Anthropologist, Explorer and Photographer; Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society

Jon Jorgenson

Author, Spoken Word Poet & Christian Speaker

Afaa Weaver

Award Winning Poet, Playwright & Translator

Yasmine Arrington

Founder & Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc., Radio Personality, Storyteller & Podcast Host

Tasha Golden

Wellbeing Speaker; Director of Research at the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Founder of "Project Uncaged"

Noel Quiñones

Poet, Educator, Actor & Community Organizer

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Writer, Spoken Word Artist, Activist & Cultural Strategist

Rollin Jewett

Award-winning Author, Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet & Actor

Tamekia MizLadi Smith

Spoken Word Artist, Known as "The Singing Speaking Poet"

Benjamín Alire Sáenz

Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Charity Blackwell

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Practitioner, Spoken Word Artist & Host/Emcee

Michèle Root-Bernstein, Ph.D.

Professor at Michigan State University, Poet & Writer; Author of "Inventing Imaginary Worlds, From Childhood Play to Adult Creativity"

Phantom Knoet

Spoken Word Poet & Professional Liason

Joe McClain Jr.

Poet, Author, Navy Veteran & Mental Health Advocate

Propaganda

Poet, Political Activist, Academic & Emcee

aja monet

Award-Winning Performance Poet, Educator, Social Justice Activist, Lyricist & Vocalist

Crystal Belle

Educator, Poet & Activist

Peter Hanson

Leading Authority on Stress Management and the Author of Stress for Success

Kiran Singh Sirah

Award winning Storytelling for Peace & Social Change Activist & Consultant and Folklorist and Narrative Change Industry Expert, Artist & Poet

Storytelling as a Sacred Gift: Kiran Singh Sirah

Sasha LaPointe

Poet, Artist & Author of ""Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk"

Sara Benincasa

Mental Health Writer, Author of “Agorafabulous” & “Real Artists Have Day Jobs”

Janne Robinson

Author, Poet, Director, CEO & Founder of 'This is for the Women'

Craig Clevenger

Contemporary Fiction Author

Jae Nichelle

Viral Spoken Word Artist & Author of "God Themselves" and Mental Health Advocate