Charity Blackwell

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

Ari Honarvar

Founder of Rumi with a View & Author of "A Girl Called Rumi"

Preston Perry

Christian Poet, Co-Host of the "With The Perrys" Podcast & Apologist

Kenny Fame

Poet, Lecturer, Writer & Singer and Activist & Spoken Word

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

Jae Nichelle

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

Sasha LaPointe

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

J Mase III

Black/Trans/Queer Poet & Educator

Diane Luby Lane

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

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"

Robin Ess

Spoken Word Artist, Visual & Performing Artist, Community Activist & Columnist

Michèle Root-Bernstein, Ph.D.

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

J. Drew Lanham

Professor of Wildlife at Clemson University

Noel Quiñones

Poet, Educator, Actor & Community Organizer

Traci Neal

Award-Winning Poet & Christian Writer

Phantom Knoet

Spoken Word Poet & Professional Liason

Afaa Weaver

Award Winning Poet, Playwright & Translator

Linwood Jackson Jr.

Spiritual Author, Poet, and Philosopher

Erika Sánchez

New York Times Bestselling Author, National Book Award Finalist, and 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry

Joe McClain Jr.

Poet, Author, Navy Veteran & Mental Health Advocate

Jayla Jackson

Scholar, Writer, Poet, Teacher, Activist & Winner of the International Harvard Debate Competition

Mohammed El-Kurd

Palestinian Writer and Poet

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

Mykki Blanco

Transgender Activist, Rapper & Performance Artist

Paulette Jiles

American Poet, Memoirist & Novelist

Cheryl Reibel

Author of "Resilience: Amazing Courageous Stories of Young Holocaust Survivors"

Michael Levy

Author, Poet, Philosopher & Talk Show Host

Gabriela Garcia

Author of "Of Women and Salt"