Raymond Antrobus is a spoken word poet and photographer, born and bred in Hackney. He is co-curator of Chill Pill/Keats House Forum. He has been performing poetry since 2007 and is the International Farrago slam champion 2008 and Canterbury Word Slam Champ 2012. He's performed at Literature Festivals at London's Southbank Centre and Universities across London, Manchester and Coventry. Raymond has also toured Germany, Italy, South Africa & USA.Raymond is currently studying on the pilot Spoken Word Education programme as part of the MA Writer/Teacher at Goldsmiths. Adam Kammerling is the Hammer And Tongue UK Slam Champion 2012, the Hackney Slam Champion 2011 and the Brighton Slam Champion 2010. He is also a member of the critically acclaimed Chill Pill Poetry Collective and a celebrated battle MC with Dont Flop. He has written and performed for the BBC's Natural History Unit, the British Arts Council in Poland, at Glastonbury, Latitude and countless other festivals. He has appeared in theatres all over the UK, and has performed across the South of England with his collaborative musical projects. Adam is an experienced facilitator having delivered workshops in schools and youth centres since 2009. He works with a number of organisations and independently to bring poetry and spoken word to young people. Deanna Rodger is an actor and poet and the Youngest UK Poetry Slam Champion. She is currently writing her one woman show 'Matter' all about love and the universe (seed commisoned by POP Productions). She co-produces spoken word night Come Rhyme With Me and is in collectives: Point Blank Poets, Keats House Poets and Rubix. She is poet-director of Podium Poets (Spread the Word) and leads spoken word and drama workshops. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)