Since April is National Poetry Month, allow these 21 spoken word artists to help you celebrate with their brilliant performance poetry.

1. Zora Howard

2. Gabriel Ramirez

3. Aja Monet

4. Alysia Harris

5. Rudy Francisco

6. Crystal Valentine & Aaliyah Jihad

7. Danez Smith

8. Safia Elhillo

9. Aziza Barnes

10. Joshua Bennett

11. Sabine Quetant

12. Shyla Hardwick

13. Julian Randall

14. Kai Davis

15. Aaron Samuels

16. Ariana Brown

17. Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib

18.Jasmine Mans

19. Mahogany L. Browne

20. Nate Marshall

21. Ebony Stewart

Yaaaasss! Who else would you add to this list?

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