Jamey Williams (He/Him) has been teaching spoken word poetry workshops in K–12 schools since 2016, which is why most people know him as an educator. However, Williams is also a community organizer and internationally-recognized performer. In 2017, after winning the Compliment Death Match at the National Poetry Slam, he became the first person to be dubbed “the nicest poet in the country.” That same year he co-founded the Rich Oak Alchemy Open Mic as well as the Cal State East Bay Slam Poetry Club. In 2020, Williams came in second place in the Bass Schuler Entertainment America’s Best College Poet competition. His spoken word achievements also include touring internationally; publishing two chapbooks; and performing at Twitter, Yelp, and Google Headquarters.

Dan Wolf is a hip-hop artist who works with rap, theater, personal narrative, and history to give voice to the problematic world we live in. Wolf’s multi-sensory work draws its power from years of experience working, teaching, and performing with the critically acclaimed hip-hop music and theatre collective Felonious. His debut album Blood and Bones, Skin and Scars is a fearless exploration of ideals, values, and vulnerability, and marks his debut as a solo hip-hop musician. His projects have travelled all around the world, from concert halls to museums to schools and memorial sites, where he engages history and culture as prompts to make vital music and theater that can only live in this moment. Wolf is a resident playwright at the Playwright Foundation in San Francisco and the co-founder of the Bay Area Theatre Cypher, a collective of performers who live at the crossroads of hip hop, theater, activism, and community.