A new article from EdSource, a premier national publication for news about education, recently came out featuring Get Lit and our work in classrooms to uplift literacy using poetry. Written by award-winning writer and four-time Pulitzer juror Karen D'Souza, the article walks through Get Lit's history, work with students, and our vision for the future of literacy through poetry.

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Read the full article here and an excerpt below:

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"Amid a deepening literacy crisis, Get Lit spreads a love of literature through spoken word poetry and performance. Founded by actor/writer Diane Luby Lane in 2006, Get Lit, which recently received $1 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, teaches classical poetry as well as empowers children and teens to write their own poems in over 150 Los Angeles schools, instilling a love of language in a generation often struggling with literacy.

“Spoken word really helps with literacy,” said Lane. “It really helps when you put your body on the line, when you’re not just listening passively, but you’re actually memorizing, you’re performing, you’re responding with your own words. It’s such an interactive experience.”"

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