The Prose Bowl
October 6, 6pm
Celebrate L.A. poetry with Get Lit and LAist! In this new three-part live event series, Get Lit youth poets, standout local artists, and a nationally-renowned featured poet will get together for a night of spoken word performance hosted by Get Lit’s Mason Granger.
Come early to enjoy snacks, sips, a DJ set, and tons of cool people to connect with in the name of poetry. Drinks, music, and snacks start at 6:00 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are pay-what-you-choose and first come-first serve, so RSVP before we're sold out!
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THE POETIC CONVERGENCE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
Get Lit's Poetic Convergence is an annual convention of educators, student leaders, arts champions, and poetic giants. Enjoy a full day of workshops, panels, and breakout sessions to forge and strengthen bonds between students, teachers, schools, and communities.
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Directed and produced by Jordan W. Barrow and Matt Edwards, “Our Words Collide” highlights teenage Spoken Word poets Tyris Winter, Cassady Lopez, Jason Alvarez, Virginia Villalta, and Amari Turner.
The collaboration between Get Lit and Fox continues as #TVForAll highlights Get Lit Player Jasmine Minchez's poem "Community Quilt" in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
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Get Lit was just honored with the Library of Congress Literacy Award for our implementation of successful practices in literacy promotion through the Uni(verse) platform!
Spectrum News featured an insightful conversation with Salome Agbaroji and Diane Luby Lane on their evening show.
The hard work and dedication of our teaching artists deserves celebration, so our community got together to showcase their talent at our office!
Our music production program Mixtape Masterclass had their graduation this Sunday, with live performances and a celebration of all their hard work!
Get Lit Founder, Diane Luby Lane, shares a message with the Get Lit community.
With the mental health crisis reaching a peak after the Covid-19 pandemic, Spoken Word poetry offers youth a vital creative outlet to connect and heal.
Administered by the Academy of American Poets with Aileen Cassinetto, Celeste Guzmán Mendoza, and M. Bartley Seigel serving as panelists, Get Lit has been named as one of the 17 recipients of the 2023 Poetry Fund.
Congratulations to former Get Lit Player Sierra Leone Anderson, awarded by the YPL selection committee the title of Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles!
Brand-new curriculum videos made possible through the generous support of the NBA Foundation will be available in 2024 for free!
Our Deputy Director Mason Granger went on Past Forward’s Chapters Podcast to share how Spoken Word Poetry has changed his life – and how Get Lit does the same for youth around the world.
In honor of the memory and spirit of writer and producer Paul Eckstein, the new Paul Eckstein Scholarship Fund will support Get Lit’s Film Program for Los Angeles youth.
Ronen Rubinstein (9-1-1: Lone Star) joins 19-year-old poet Libby Oren in delivering an inspirational reading of her poem "No One Else" to celebrate Pride Month 2023.
Get Lit's monthly Breathing Fire: celebrating Mental Health Awareness month, pride reading lists, and more!
"Mental health has always been an area that has been important to me. The Get Lit curriculum allows students to learn ways to express what they are feeling, or going through, but more importantly, know they are not alone, and feel supported."
"If there’s anything we can learn from the coming generation, it’s that community, self-expression, and the power of words count much more than we might think."
Congratulations to the 2023 National Youth Poet Laureate, Salome Agbaroji! We are so proud of her journey in Spoken Word, from her first entry in the Why I Rise competition to performing for the likes of the Golden Globes, the Los Angeles Rams, the Mayor’s office, Vans, and more.
Watch the red carpet interviews of celebrity judges like Malcolm-Jamal Warner, a few clips of star poems, and more in this segment by news outlet THE BUZZ!
Congratulations to the thousands of students who attended the Classic Slam! Read all about poems of deep emotion, exhilarating moments of connection, and the joy of community that took place this April.
