Brett Bevell is author of America Needs a Woman President, and America Needs a Buddhist President, a poem that initially aired nationwide on NPR’s All Things Considered. Bevell has electrified audiences around the world with his live oral recitations, and he has often been compared to the late poet Allen Ginsberg. Bevell’s poetry is featured in the anthology Chorus: A Literary Mixed Tape and he performed with Saul Williams and Aja Monet at Joe's Pub in New York City as part of the book’s release. Bevell’s work is also part NPR’s permanent website archives.

Noelle Adamo is a mother, writer and community organizer whose poetry emerges from years-long practices in meditation, Continuum movement, and authentic movement. She has contributed poems to Chronogram magazine and watermarkarts.org. Through Noelle's unique offering of poet sessions, she writes personal verses for others - poetsessions.com.