Najwan Darwish

Palestinian Poet & Cultural Journalist

Nothing More to Lose

José Olivarez

Poet, Educator & Performer; Known for "Citizen Illegal" and "Promises of Gold"

José Olivarez presents Promises of Gold

Sasha LaPointe

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

Jesse Ball

American Poet and Novelist, Best Known for Novel "How to Start a Fire and Why"

Peter Lemon

One of the Oldest Surviving Recipients of our Nation's Highest Award, the Congressional Medal of Honor

Benjamin Lerner

Novelist, Poet, Critic & Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College

Keenan Scott II

Playwright, Poet, Actor, Director & Producer

How Poetry Unlocked My Superpowers | Keenan Scott II | TED

Suzanne Collins

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Malkia Cyril

Founder & Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice (CMJ) & Co-Founder of the Media Action Grassroots Network

Joel A. Davis Brown

Chief Visionary Officer of Pneumos, Organizational Development Strategist, Global Inclusion Practitioner, Adjunct Professor, Poet & Storyteller

Nancy Stolfo-Corti

Henry Rollins

Actor, Musician, Writer, Activist

Sara Benincasa

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

Yasmine Arrington

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

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Writer, Scholar, Poet, Activist & Educator

Hoda Khamosh

Women's Rights Activist, Journalist, & Campaigner; Raising Awareness to Female Health in Afghanistan

Judith Arcana

Writer, Poet & Reproductive Rights Advocate

Maya Washington

Filmmaker, Actress, Writer, Poet, Creative Director & Arts Educator

Joan 'Lyric' Leslie

Author, Slam poet, Back-to-back Queen of the South Poetry Slam Champion

Dawn Lundy Martin

Award Winning Poet, Critic, Essayist, Conceptual Video Artist & Performer

Janne Robinson

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

Aku Kadogo

Theater Director, Choreographer, Educator & Cultural Arts Preservationist

Ana Castillo

Chicana Author, Essayist & Poet

Diamond Stingily

Artist Focused on Racial and Feminine Identities

Vicki Rox

Founder of LOVE COIN & Speaker on Modern Masculinity

Fatimah Asghar

Poet, Screenwriter, Educator, Performer. Co-Creator of Brown Girls, an Emmy-nominated web series

Eavan Boland

Irish Poet & Author; Professor at Stanford University

Deborah Levy

British Playwright, Novelist & Poet

Mahogany L. Browne

Spoken Word Poet, Author & Activist Whose Experiences With Racism, Sexism and Addiction Inspire Her Work

Carole Boston Weatherford

New York Times Best-Selling Author and Prize-Winning Poet