Marc Smith began the poetry slam over twenty years ago at the Green Mill in Chicago. He is the co-editor of The Spoken Word Revolution and The Spoken Word Revolution Redux. Joe Kraynak has written or co-written dozens of books ranging from computer basics to poetry.

Joe Kraynak has written or co-written dozens of books ranging from computer basics to poetry.

Jim Smith, (born James Carl Jobb in 1954, Lubbock, Texas), is an American animator and musician. He worked on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi. Smith later briefly worked on Tiny Toon Adventures, and then along with Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Lynne Naylor, he founded Sp mc where he co-created Ren & Stimpy and The Ripping Friends. Jim also worked on Dreamworks feature film Monsters Vs. Aliens. He is also the one playing the guitar for the Ren and Stimpy theme in the intro. His performance name is Jelly-Roel, Jelly Roll.