Greg Corbin

Greg Corbin is an award-winning international poet, motivational speaker, activist, ducato, humanitarian, strategist, and culture shifter. He is the founder and executive director of the award-winning Philly Youth Poetry Movement and is currently serving as program director for the Social Justice Leadership Institute of the American Friends Service Committee. A prominent community leader, Corbin has extensive experience working with and mentoring youth throughout Philadelphia and beyond. He has been featured at schools, conferences, festivals, and venues across the country, as well as on HBO, BET, CNN, and in TED Talks. As an accomplished artist, he has shared stages with Nikki Giovanni, Michael Eric Dyson, Bilal, Sonia Sanchez, Common, and many others. A Philadelphia native, Corbin is a graduate of Lincoln University.