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Donna Tusiata Avia is a New Zealand poet and children's author.

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Manja Croiset is a Dutch poet, writer and recitation artist.

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Jules Anton Deelder was a Dutch poet, spoken word poet and writer. His poems cover topics such as life in the city of Rotterdam, drug use, and jazz. He was very passionate about the Dutch language and feared that European integration would cause smaller languages like Dutch to become a "folkloric" curiosity. He was well known in the Netherlands for his live performances and appearances in Dutch popular media. He collaborated with musicians and bands such as Herman Brood, Benjamin Herman and Bas van Lier to record and perform his poetry. His prominent role in the cultural life of Rotterdam earned him the nickname "night mayor of Rotterdam."

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Joolz Denby is a poet, novelist, artist and tattooist based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Born Lisa Mumbi Macharia in Nairobi, Kenya, Mumbi is a Kenyan performing spoken-word poet and writer.

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Malik Al Nasir, formerly Mark T. Watson is a British author and performance poet, born to a Welsh mother and a Guyanese father. He grew up partly with his family in Liverpool and after the paralysis of his father, he was taken into local authority care. He successfully sued the government for neglect, racism and physical abuse whilst in their care, and received a public apology from Liverpool's Lord Mayor.

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Celestine Raalte is a writer and performance artist from Suriname living in the Netherlands.

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Jourdan Sebastian a.k.a. The Dreamer, is an independent Filipino Spoken Word artist, director, executive producer, writer, actor, filmmaker, beat poet, acting coach, creative director, music video director and neo-ilustrado movement proponent. He is also the author of the Dreamer's Manifesto.

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Charles Hazell, better known by the stage name Sketchman, is a recording artist, songwriter, record producer and musician, originating from Sutton, London.

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Simon Vinkenoog was a Dutch poet, spoken word poet and writer. He was the editor of the anthology Atonaal (Atonal), which launched the Dutch "Fifties Movement".