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Get Lit creates opportunities, holding space for young people while giving them the tools to carve out their own space in the world.
Through your work as a volunteer, educator, or board member, you can join us in our mission to empower youth in our community and beyond.
Join us at the Poetic Convergence, Classic Slam, Winter Gala & more! Your time is a valuable donation. Email Raul@GetLit.org for more information.
Want to bring Get Lit to your school? Reach out to brian@getlit.org or fill out the contact form on our Curriculum page to get started.
We are always recruiting members for our Executive Board as well as our young professionals board, “Free Verse.” For more information on how to join, email jazmine@getlit.org.
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GET LIT-WORDS IGNITE fuses classic and spoken word poetry to increase teen literacy on the page and in visual media. We cultivate enthusiastic learners emboldened to inspire social consciousness in diverse communities. Get Lit’s poetry, film, and music curriculum engages young people by providing a creative outlet, community, and real-life work experience, transforming students into activists, scholars, and stars.
Get Lit was established in 2006 to increase literacy, empower youth, and energize communities through poetry. Over the past 16 years, over 100,000 youth have graduated from Get Lit- and the number keeps growing!
The Get Lit Players (GLPs) are Get Lit's award-winning performance troupe of youth poets ages 13-19. They have collaborated with John Legend, the United Nations, and more, and have performed at top-level venues like the Lincoln Center, Hollywood Bowl, and White House. Each year they perform live for over 50,000 of their peers and their videos have been watched online over 300 million times. Their film Summertime opened Sundance Film Festival in 2019 and is available across all streaming platforms.
Please email jaziyyah@getlit.org or visit our Partnership page for more information and our booking form.
We're excited to have you as a prospective board member! Please reach out to jazmine@getlit.org to learn more about board membership.
Get Lit is supported by many generous organizations and individual donors, including the NBA Foundation, VANS, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. To read through full list of our incredible supporters, please visit our Luminaries page.
Get Lit offers a variety of ways to bring our curriculum to your school, whether you're supplementing with our Essential Curriculum, engaging your students with a Blitz Show, or hosting a teaching residency with our Teaching Artists. Check our our Curriculum page for more detailed information, or contact brian@getlit.org to get started!
Our Drop-In Program is a free weekly poetry workshop where youth can develop their skills as artists. We host a variety of workshops and activities designed to improve student writing and performance. The Drop-In Class is for youth ages 13-19. Meeting times and locations are to be announced. See more on our Programs Page.
The 2026 Classic Slam dates and location have yet to be announced. Stay tuned for updates on the venue and schedule.
We're thrilled to have your support any way you can, whether through donating, volunteering, or attending events to watch our young poets in action.
