Literacy and Language

Tina Chang

Acclaimed American Poet
Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Literacy & Education
Race, Culture, Identity

Nathalie Handal

Acclaimed Poet
PEN Oakland Award
Arab American Book Award

Juan Felipe Herrera

US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Children's & YA Books

Taylor Mali

Performance Poet
Education Advocate
What Teachers Make
Bouquet of Red Flags

Rajiv Mohabir

Indo-Carribbean Author
Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Translator
LGBTQ Issues

Sapphire

Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Social Justice Activist
FYE: Push | Film: Precious

Philip Schultz

Pulitzer Prize winning Poet
Acclaimed Memoirst
Jewish Topics
FYE: My Dyslexia