feature films
our words COLLIDE
From directors Jordan W. Barrow and Matt Edwards, and Executive Producer Rosario Dawson, OUR WORDS COLLIDE is a feature documentary following the lives of five teenage Spoken Word poets in the Get Lit program as they navigate their final year of high school.
summertime
SUMMERTIME, the feature film directed by Carlos López Estrada of Blindspotting fame, follows 27 Get Lit youth poets over the course of a single day. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of SUMMERTIME on our YouTube channel.
podcast
get lit minute
Our Get Lit Minute podcast provides you with bite-sized episodes on all things poetic, poetry and poets. Every week, you can learn about the life and work of poets in our Get Lit Anthology, from John Keats to Amanda Gorman.
Music
Mixtape Masterclass
In our music program Mixtape Masterclass, youth develop their skills in sound mixing, producing, writing, DJing and performing- all while being given the equipment and knowledge to create their own music.
After a successful year of workshopping and training, the culminating project created by students of our first Mixtape Masterclass program is available on Spotify!
Ash Grove Music Foundation
From 1958 until its closing in 1973 the Ash Grove was Los Angeles's preeminent roots music venue. There, the visionary owner, ED PEARL, championed the most obscure, raw and talented performers from across the United States. Now the Ash Grove continues to change lives at Get Lit. In 2019, The Ash Grove Music Foundation was folded into Get Lit - Words Ignite 501-C3, to bring educational music programming, concerts, and the legacy of The Ash Grove to a future generation.
