Jonathan B. Tucker is a poet, teacher, DJ, and activist. Coach of the DC Youth Slam Team and Youth Programs Coordinator for the nonprofit Split This Rock, he uses performance poetry to raise issues of social justice and inspire dialogue and action. He has twice represented DC at the National Poetry Slam and his book of poems is I Got the Matches.

Pages Matam is a multi-lingual creative writing and performance Artist, originally from Cameroon, Africa. He is a Write Bloody author, educator, activist, playwright, host, event organizer, and an Award Winning slam poet.

Josh Healey is an award-winning writer, performer, and creative activist. Author of the poetry collection Hammertime, He has been featured in The New York Times, Al-Jazeera, and NPR's Snap Judgment. Based in Oakland, California, he is the 2013-2014 Culture Shift Fellow for Movement Generation.

Elizabeth Acevedo is currently an MFA candidate at The University of Maryland. She has been a featured poet at The Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts, The Kodak Theatre, and Madison Square Garden.