John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’.

Henry is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival.

Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 200,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community.

Whether he’s opening for the Libertines or reciting Georgian ballads down your local, Luke Wright is adept at taking poetry places it doesn’t normally go.

Toria Garbutt is a spoken word artist from Knottingley - a former mining town in West Yorkshire

Mike Garry was a librarian for 15 years before becoming a poet.

Clare is an award winning performance poet, comedienne sculptor and singer who's first spoken word show "California Scheming" toured the UK to rave reviews.

For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists.