Mike Johnston is a national Underground Independent champion Slam Poet and internationally touring Spoken Word artist. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Mike has performed and created space on dozens of local stages as the director of three national arts festivals, Winnipeg’s Poetry Slam Master and Youth Slam coordinator.

By day, Mike is an arts and science teacher in Winnipeg’s Louis Riel School Division. An experiential education expert, he works with students to build, make, collaborate, and explore to find the poetry of science in their world.