Salwa Sadek is an Egyptian-Australian poet and spoken word artist. Her passion for storytelling through studying journalism sparked her interest in telling her own stories through poetic form.

Samantha Paige is a student of several years and a poet of many more.

My name is Zhama Jumbo, and I am a Leeds-based animator from London.

Her passion for storytelling turned into a full-time career as a journalism practitioner and educator. But it doesn’t stop there.

Elias Tewolde is a writer/soon-to-be author and poet. In this Lyric essay, he expresses his resistance to a forced narrative rendered by negative stereotypes surrounding the proud African identity.

My name is Salsabila, born in Indonesia and raised in Qatar.

Nour is a 21-year-old Sudanese writer and poet born and raised in Qatar and currently living in the Netherlands.

I was born and raised in Kaduna, where I received my primary education before moving to Maiduguri to continue my educational endeavors.

My name is Rachel. I’m 24, and I’m from California!I have been writing poetry on and off for most of my life. One day I kinda realized this is all I want, all I need. Writing now is the thing I am most passionate about!

Writing poetry is the perfect equivalent for me to find release through the complex emotions I am unable to express in regular conversations