FIND YOUR
VOICE
FIND YOUR
Power
Get Lit provides the creative outlet, community, and work experience that transforms students into activists, scholars, and stars.
WE CULTIVATE ENTHUSIASTIC LEARNERS EMBOLDENED TO INSPIRE SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
join us
for the Poetic Convergence, our one-day convening of teachers, select student leaders, arts champions, and poetic giants!
On Saturday, October 1 from 8:30 - 4pm, immerse yourself in a full day of workshops and panels with your poetic community.
Featuring keynote speakers and workshop leaders Paul Tran, Franny Choi, José Olivarez and more.
THE LATEST
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Three Get Lit student poets lit up the stage at Disney's D23 Expo, opening for the Storyteller's Spotlight panel featuring stars from Black Panther, Aladdin, and more!
In the second of ABC 7's two-part series on Get Lit, reporter Anabel Munoz interviews founder Diane Luby Lane, student poets, teacher Jeanetta Wolfe and poet Luis Rodriguez about the transformative power of poetry and Uni(verse).
In the first of a two-part segment on Get Lit, reporter Anabel Munoz from ABC7 highlighted Sierra Leone Anderson, a Get Lit Player who recently wrote the poem "For Uvalde" about gun violence.
Metro Arts and Get Lit partnered together for a special Summertime screening at the Union Station, with live performances from Get Lit poets.
Diane Luby Lane participated in a TedX Santa Barbara event about the power of poetry to transform literacy education.
Kelly Clarkson interviewed Get Lit founder Diane Luby Lane and Get Lit poets Jason Alvarez and Sierra Leone Anderson on her show and was even brought to tears by their original poetry.
Get Lit received a grant from the NBA Foundation among 40 other organizations that are being honored for creating employment opportunities, furthering career advancement, and driving greater economic empowerment for Black youth.
SUPPORT
YOUTH VOICES
OPEN MIC
Interested in reading and sharing your work with a community of like-minded and like-hearted artists?
Ignite the Mic this year at the Get Lit office in Koreatown, Los Angeles with a variety of special events and activities for youth between the ages of 13-19. Attend for monthly slams, raffles & prizes, and a space to enjoy art and poetry! Join us every third Thursday of the month beginning August 18th.