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The eighth annual Aspen Words Youth Poetry Slam went virtual this spring, capping an expanded poets-in-schools project that ran for more than three months for young people in the Roaring Fork Valley. “Poets are often at the forefront of revolution,” Aspen Words poetry project coordinator Ellie Scott said in her introduction to the live virtual April 29 slam, “illuminating the dark places in ourselves and in our systems.” That proved true among this year’s bold crop of young local poets who, after a tumultuous year of societal upheaval, underscored how they are the tip of the spear of progressive thought and action here in Colorado and across the U.S. ....
Youth Poetry Slam The Annual Youth Poetry Slam will also be a virtual event this year, and will take place on April 29th at 6 p.m. The slam will serve as a culmination of both the Aspen Words Poetry Project and National Poetry Month. Please save the date for this event and show up to support our youth we’ll want to see your words of encouragement in the chat and your virtual snaps as we raise up these brave poets. Registration link coming soon! Student participants will be selected via a lottery, all interested middle and high school poets will be able to sign up at aspenwords.org. More details coming soon! ....
How much: Free More info: A link to register as an audience member will be available at online soon. Student participants will be selected via a lottery and all interested middle and high school poets will be able to sign up at aspenwords.org . Aspen Words’ Youth Poetry Project has in recent years become a rite of spring for creative young people in the Roaring Fork Valley a two-week crucible of workshops and writing followed by a public performance. This year is different, as all things are different amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The program will take place virtually, but will also expand to run for more than three weeks of instruction and mentoring. ....