The following is a partial list of performance poets.
Africa
Nigeria Eva Alordiah
South Africa Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Lebogang Mashile Isabella Motadinyane Lesego Rampolokeng
North America Canada
Lillian Allen Afua Cooper Shane Koyczan Brendan McLeod Susan McMaster Chris Tse Mustafa the Poet Dwayne Morgan Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Sheri-D Wilson Kaie Kellough Boonaa Mohammed
United States A-E
Hanif Abdurraqib Taalam Acey Alurista David Antin Craig Arnold Robert Ashley Amiri Baraka John M. Bennett Buddy Wakefield Big Poppa E Nicole Blackman Brother Dash Ariana Brown Derrick Brown B. Dolan Roger Bonair-Agard Giannina Braschi Clint Catalyst Richard Cambridge Imani Cezanne Staceyann Chin Jim Cohn Allison Hedge Coke Desireé Dallagiacomo Jamie DeWolf Maggie Estep
F-J
Karen Finley Shaggy Flores Denice Frohman Kip Fulbeck Andrea Gibson Allen Ginsberg John Giorno Jesse Glass Gary Glazner Guillermo Gómez-Peña Roxy Gordon Hedwig Gorski John S. Hall John Agard Suheir Hammad Matt Harvey Bradley Hathaway M. Ayodele Heath Neil Hilborn Jackie Hill Perry Bob Holman Detrick Hughes J. Ivy David Jewell Javon Johnson
K-P
Sarah Kay Kealoha Nomy Lamm Erika Renee Land The Last Poets Bobby LeFebre Al Letson Lydia Lunch Taylor Mali Jeffrey McDaniel Mighty Mike McGee Karyna McGlynn Douglas A. Martin Kevin Max Boonaa Mohammed Lenelle Moïse Anis Mojgani José Montoya Jessica Care Moore Porsha Olayiwola Alix Olson Robert Peters Jason Petty Lynne Procope
R-Z
John Rives Ursula Rucker Carl Hancock Rux Michael Salinger Bryan Lewis Saunders Jill Scott Gil Scott-Heron Beau Sia Darius Simpson Otep Shamaya Marc Smith Patricia Smith Patti Smith Rod Smith Sekou Sundiata Taco Shop Poets Quincy Troupe George Watsky Buddy Wakefield Anne Waldman Saul Williams
Europe France Léo Ferré Italy Massimo Volume Offlaga Disco Pax
Germany Kurt Schwitters
Ireland
Russia Konstantyn K. Kuzminsky
Spain Carlos Oroza El Chojin
United Kingdom
Daniel Beaty Attila the Stockbroker Francesca Beard Pete Brown Craig Charles Muslim Belal Paula Claire John Cooper Clarke Jegsy Dodd Salena Godden Matt Harvey John Hegley Adrian Henri Michael Horovitz Linton Kwesi Johnson Anthony Joseph Liverpool Poets Roger McGough Hollie McNish The Medway Poets Ted Milton Andrew Motion Brian Patten Scroobius Pip Jeremy Reed Lemn Sissay Natalie Stewart Rod Summers Kae Tempest Jim Templeton Nick Toczek Rhys Trimble Byron Vincent Seething Wells Gez Walsh Luke Wright Peter Wyton Murray Lachlan Young Benjamin Zephaniah
Australia
Jas H. Duke Jayne Fenton Keane Luka Lesson Chris Mansell Pi O Les Wicks Amanda Stewart Billy Marshall Stoneking Komninos Zervos
New Zealand
Tusiata Avia Miriam Barr Ben Fagan Sam Hunt Craig Ireson Michael Rudd Apirana Taylor