Ana Castillo

Chicana Author, Essayist & Poet

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker

Peter Kahn

Spoken Word Educator, High School English Teacher & Author

Peter Balakian

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet,New York Times Bestselling Author, Acclaimed Essayist & Translator

Jackie Wang

Queer Poet, Essayist, Filmmaker & Performer

Benjamin Lerner

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

Patrick Phillips

American Poet, Professor & Translator; Finalist for National Book Award

Thomas Sayers Ellis

Award-winning Poet & Photographer

Elmaz Abinader

Writer, Performer, Poet

Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Joyce Sutphen

Author and Poet Laureate of Minnnesota

Martin Espada

Poet, Essayist, Editor & Translator

Suzanne Collins

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Gretel Ehrlich

Travel Writer, Essayist, Poet & Naturalist

Martha Quinn

Original MTV VJ, SiriusXM Host. Co-Author of New York Times Best-Seller VJ:The Unplugged Adventures Of MTV's First Wave

Chuck Palahniuk

Novelist & Freelance Journalist, Known for "Choke" and "Fight Club"

Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate for Literature; International Best-Selling Author

André Aciman

Best-Selling Author Known for "Call Me by Your Name"; Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature

Chelsea Handler

Comedian, TV Personality & Author

Kate White

Former Editor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine; New York Times Best-Selling Author

Steve Thomas Rooney

Steve Thomas Rooney is an American author and television personality

Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Arielle Estoria

Actor, Poet, & Author of "The Unfolding"

Arielle Estoria Speaker Reel

Kyla Jenee Lacey

Writer, Poet, Performer, Spoken Word, & Visual Artist Behind “White Privilege"

Hickory Dickory Dock I Do Not Want Your C*ck: A Book About Patriachy For Manchildren

Caleb Gayle

Award-Winning Journalist, Writer, & Author of "We Refuse To Forget"; Professor at Northeastern University

What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

José Olivarez

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

José Olivarez presents Promises of Gold

Jae Nichelle

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

Robin Ess

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

Joel A. Davis Brown

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

Michèle Root-Bernstein, Ph.D.

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