His words are part of Utah's 2022 Poetry Slam, a program now three years running from the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice & Youth Services, meant to help Utah youth like him find themselves.

Theater Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship Turns 20 McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan reflects on the program she started in 2005 and previews this year’s event.

Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with Igwike about what inspired her love of poetry and her experience as youth poet laureate. This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

And yet each day, poetry resonates within me in the form of music. It calms me through Denver’s frustrating rush hour, pushes me during a dreadful workout, and makes my heart soar when my children ...

2024 POETRY OUT LOUD State Finals Announced By Honolulu Theatre For Youth And The Hawai'i State Foundation On Culture And The Arts In the program, students master public speaking skills and build ...

Join Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) and the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud® throughout Hawaiʻi this school year.

Alongside Zihuatanejo, 17-year-old Madison Rojas was honored as the youth poet laureate for the City of Dallas. Together, they will encourage youth poetry. Rojas will hold her title for one year.

Two Prairie View A&M Graduates Use Poetry And Education To Reach Youth In Houston The pair held a school supply drive in October, which Howard says was inspired by an interaction he had with two ...

Pizza is love and that’s the truth, and some special pies come with poems by local youth. This Friday, April 28, is Pizza Poetry Day, when the voices of student writers will hold sway.

For the official rules for the slam, visit truartspeaks.org . The Be Heard MN Youth Poetry Slam contest, on Jan. 21 in Duluth, will be a preliminary competition or bout.