The Voices of Youth Matter

We create spaces that challenge youth to develop and amplify their voices as creators of societal change.

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Life, Leadership, and Liberation

It’s time for me to pursue new dreams, grateful for my turn in this lovely historical continuum of culture building and culture keeping.  My time in the “big chair,” for me, was an extension of my first sound experience, those first exhilarating moments getting free on stage, spilling my heart out in unashamed rivers to the world. 

Programming

 

This year we have several opportunities from hybrid writing workshops, Under 21 Open Mics, and the Teen Poetry Slam.

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Youth Speaks Launches Inaugural National Poetry Fellowship

The Public Poets Fellowship empowers young writers, poets and creatives, to spearhead campaigns that challenge policies, reshape social beliefs, and transform the cultural landscape.

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