Diane Luby Lane and Sam Curtis Talk the Vision for Get Lit
Like most teenagers, Diane Luby Lane felt disconnected while learning and reading poetry at school.
It wasn’t until she was 20 years old, watching actress Viveca Lindfors perform a poem by Walt Whitman that her view on poetry transformed, ultimately changing her life and eventually, the lives of 50,000 youth per year through her organization, Get Lit — Words Ignite.
“So often in schools, poetry is being asked, ‘what does this mean?’ rather than exploring your feelings,” Luby Lane said.
“When I worked with Viveca, I could see all that poetry could be.”
What she learned from her experience so many years ago — her “aha! moment” — became the program, which she founded in 2006. Get Lit — Words Ignite uses poetry to help young people explore their voices; establishing a community and safe place to express, feel and connect with one another.
The unique poetry-based curriculum has expanded to more than 100 schools since its inception, with requests coming from as far as Mexico and New Zealand.
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the latest
OUR WORDS COLLIDE documentary about Get Lit youth poets is now available to rent or own on all cable, satellite and digital platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV!
The Los Angeles Times featured Get Lit in their recent article all about the 'Our Words Collide' documentary and the Classic Slam.
Get Lit was featured in a new article from national publication EdSource about our work in literacy education.
Get Lit Founder and CEO Diane Luby Lane appeared on iHeart Radio's KFI Featured Segments to share about the Classic Slam.
Get Lit was announced as a $1 million awardee from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call
