Alexander Delfinov (1971, Moscow) is a poet, performer, journalist, and spoken word artist. His poems have been translated into German, English, Spanish, French, Greek, Georgian, and Hebrew. On May 23, 2025, he was added by the Russian Ministry of Justice to the list of so-called “foreign agents.”
He has lived in Berlin since 2001.

Sergio Garau (1982, Sardinia) has been writing and performing poetry and spoken word since 2001. He is an editor of books (Maledizioni) and magazines (Atti Impuri), as well as a translator, educator, and cultural organizer. A member of the Sparajurij collective, he has won several international poetry slam and video poetry awards (including the CROSSaward).
He was the president of LIPS – Italian Poetry Slam League, has been Italian slam Team champion.

He has performed in 37 countries on 4 continents. Risolza 2001-2025 is his first book.