Sailaja Devaguptapu is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 2 alum. She is a published poet, writer and researcher, wellness facilitator, designing and developing courses on Health Humanities; and an organizer and trainer for programs and workshops related to wellness, arts, writing & poetry in the context of healthcare and mental health.
Salaam Green
Salaam Green is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Birmingham, Alabama (2024–2026), a native of Greensboro, and founder of The Literary Healing Arts. A storyteller and healer, she is a Kellogg Foundation Racial Healing Facilitator and Alabama Humanities Foundation Road Scholar. She is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 1 alum.
Sarah Ratermann Beahan
Sharon Dardis
Sibihan Lawrence
Sofia Campos
Sofia Campos (formerly Sofia Krause) is a mother, aspiring physician, poet, and visual artist. She draws inspiration from the ordinary moments and extraordinary complexities of being human.
Sophie L. Schott
Steve Schwartz
Steve Schwartz, from Milwaukee, works as a multidisciplinary artist and organizer in Washington, DC. Weaving experiences from a 25-year career in labor and political organizing with the constant, direct revelation of an active poetry, visual art and meditation practice, he understands listening as a foundational healing practice.