For all young writers, performers, emcees, organizers, parents, teachers, and schools, we are gearing up for Year III. If you are a young writer. . .now is the time to download the application. Workshops are the fast track to total beasthood and performance opportunities around Middle Tennessee and the country.
WednesdaysStarting September 15thAges 11 – 144:00 – 5:30pEast Branch Library206 Gallatin Rd.
ThursdaysStarting September 16thAges 14 – 183:30 – 5:00pNashville Public Library615 Church St.Teen Area
If you are a teacher or school. . .e-mail us to host a residency in your classroom. Many of you have expressed interest over the course of last year after our registration window closed. Grant funded residencies are available only for a short period for 2010-11 as we head into the Fall.
If you are a parent. . . please note that we are raising more than poets. We are developing thinkers, communicators, and leaders who will have access to an expanding pool of college and professional opportunities.
Summer Programs ’10Thank you to our summer program partners Bridge Program of the YMCA, Monroe Harding, Franklin Housing Authority and the Humanities Tennessee Young Writers Workshop for hosting workshops and slams this summer.
Poets in Los AngelesTennessee had its best outing yet at the Brave New Voices Festival. The team took 1st place in the morning quarterfinal bout which was enough to propel us into the semifinals for the first time ever. We should have videos up for viewing by next month’s e-mail. A special thanks to Logik who spent many hours of his summer coaching the team to readiness. We also appreciate Tia Mitchell and Crystal Jones for their support. And. . . Rhea Carmon and Black Sunshine Arts & Entertaiment were kind enough to introduce us to poet Taria Person who played a key role on the team.
P-O-E-T-H-O-NBy sending 6 youth poets to Los Angeles this summer, we did more than send 6 youth poets to Los Angeles this summer. We began building an aspirational artistic path for all young Tennessee writers which will drive literacy, intrinsic motivation, critical thinking, and positive community conversation and action. Help us reach our P-O-E-T-H-O-N goal by covering a portion of the last $215 needed. In Peace and Poetry,Youth Speaks Nashville
