Emtithal Mahmoud
Emi Mahmoud is the reigning 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and 2016 Woman of the World Co-Champion. One of BBC's 100 Most Inspirational Women of 2015, Emi studied Anthropology and Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology at Yale University and is
Dawn Lanuza
Dawn Lanuza writes contemporary romance, young adult fiction, and poetry. She works for the music industry by day and writes meet cutes and snappy comebacks by night.
Gabriel Sage
When Gabriel was in his early and formative salad days, he was given a book of poetry on fire by his father. Nothing was the same for him. What sparked a voracious appetite for reading, turned into an affinity for
Analog de Leon
Analog de Leon is a moniker by Chris Purifoy and an initiative to encourage people to unplug and be present in their lives. Chris is an author, technology architect, and futurist. He speaks in global forums about the slippery slope
Amanda Torroni
Amanda Torroni writes with a cosmic grace, embodying the depth and darkness of the night sky as well as the kind of fire and hope only stars hold as they fall. Her work is awe-inspiring; each poem becomes something you
Alex Elle
Alexandra Elle is a writer and creative living in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband and two daughters. In her pre-teen years, writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing. Many years
Courtney Peppernell
Courtney Peppernell is the best-selling author of Pillow Thoughts. Her writing career launched in 2015 with her debut novel Chasing Paper Cranes. Her first poetry collection Pillow Thoughts was released in 2016 and reached number one and best seller in
Clementine von Radics
Clementine von Radics is a poet, editor and essayist whose work centers around the queer femme experience and its relation to romance and the body, particularly the sick and/or disabled body. Their confessional, conversational work has achieved a wide appeal
Danielle Doby
The everyday moments, and the extraordinary moments, have always made the most sense to Danielle in words. In their cadence and their rhythm, in the way they can move a moment forward, or pull a moment to a slow stop.
Christopher Poindexter
Christopher Poindexter is a bohemian poet who began writing poetry on a rebellious trip to California when he was 18. He considers himself more of an observer, trying to make sense of the human condition in all of its grit
Bridgett Devoue
I've always had the urge to write for as long as I can remember. my earliest writing memory is from middle school, when we had to write a poem for a class assignment. naturally, I was drawn to writing about
Billy Chapata
Billy Chapata is a Zimbabwean writer, author, and creative based in Atlanta, Georgia. Billy's work aims to touch on the concepts of love, healing, connections and growth, through poetry, storytelling and narrative. Writing came into his life as a means