Smalltown Poets

C.K. Williams Poet

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet National Book Award-winner

Miguel Algarin

Founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Andy Shallal

CEO of Busboys and Poets, Artist, Award-Winning Activist & Philanthropist

Edward Hirsch

Poet and President of the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Belinda Acosta

Poets & Writers

Olivia Morgan

President at Stand Up Strategies & National Student Poets Program

Kevin Coval

Award-Winning Poet, Author, Activist & Community Builder

Raquel Salas Rivera

Poet Laureate of Philadelphia

Regie Gibson

Regie Gibson is one of today's most recognized and accomplished poets. His form of melodic and lyrical verse has helped create a new era in poetry.

W. S. Di Piero

Distinguished Poet, Essayist & Translator Winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

Thomas Sayers Ellis

Award-winning Poet & Photographer

Patrick Rosal

Poet, Author & Campus Co-director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers-Camden

Charity Blackwell

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

Linda Gregerson

Acclaimed Poet National Book Award Finalist

Joyce Sutphen

Author and Poet Laureate of Minnnesota

Jeff Robinson Trio

Live At The Lizard Lounge With The Jeff Robinson Trio

José Olivarez

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

José Olivarez presents Promises of Gold

J. Michael Martinez

Walt Whitman Award-Winning Poet

Javon Johnson

Spoken Word Poet, Activist & Professor