MC DIZRAELi

Award-winning poet, rapper and musician

"I had men crying in my arms the first time I did it [performed about mental health]. I was pretty bowled over by that."

USAAMA MINHAS

Hammer and Tongue 2018 National Slam champion

"We have to come to people who are oppressed and join their conversations, speak to them on their terms."

JOELLE TAYLOR

Award-winning poet and author of 'Songs My Enemy Taught Me'

"Women are like water, seeping in, always finding a way through the cracks, and always finding a way to survive."

AMY KINSMAN

Amy Kinsman is a genderfluid writer and poet from Manchester, England.

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CASEY BAILEY

Casey Bailey is a poet, spoken word performer and rapper, born and raised in Nechells, Birmingham. ​

BILLIE MANNING

Billie is a writer from Hackney and a Barbican Young Poet 2019-20