Local magnet school students learn about poetry from Fountain City Slam Poetry and Life Lessons on Display By Ben Stanfield | April 16, 2021 at 1:56 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 2:06 PM COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - April is National Poetry Month and a local magnet school is teaching plenty of it. Students shared their own versions and it shows the message is reaching them. Middle schoolers at East Columbus Magnet Academy have been learning about poetry and Thursday morning was time to share their words with the school. “We’re Youth Literary Arts Organization that has been around for the last 10 years to provide a platform for healing and crime prevention and positive behavior,” said Jonathan S.E. Perkins, Executive Director of Fountain City Slam.