Poetry is Power Teen Institute
Teen Participant Questionnaire
***May 11, 2020 UPDATE: Poetry is Power will be hosted online this year, due to the global health crisis.***
Poetry is Power Teen Institute is the only free poetry and creative writing teen institute aimed at serving young people in the Inland Empire, and specifically in San Bernardino.
The dates are:
Week 1: July 7, 9, 10 from 11 am - 1 pm PST
Week 2: July 14, 16, 17 from 11 am - 1 pm PST
*July 19th from 4 - 6 pm PST - This is the celebratory poetry reading, open to family and friends to attend.*
Location:
Online!
Young people will participate in courses on spoken word, comics poetry, poetic form, and the institute will culminate in a public reading and collaborative performance, in addition to a published anthology.
The mentor faculty who will be teaching this summer are award-winning and critically acclaimed poets and authors, in addition to junior faculty who are studying creative writing in local colleges and universities.
Poetry is Power Teen Institute is sponsored by the Literary Laureate and Inlandia Institute.