TOMORROW: Gather with us on Thursday, December 11 at Busboys & Poets 450K for a joyful celebration! Get your tickets online: bit.ly/4oyqbMy

#DC #DCarts #DCpoetry #DCpoets

In a green speech bubble, a testimonial from a participant in the Youth Activist Poetry Anthology Project reads: “I noticed when I would see things happen in the world that made me feel powerless, I could get a little bit of my power back if I wrote a poem.”

That’s a wrap on our Youth Activist Poetry Anthology summer program hosted in partnership with Shout Mouse Press! For 6 weeks, 20 young poets from the DC area gathered for political education & poetry workshops. Check out the behind the scenes from the program: bit.ly/47Xc1jg
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TOMORROW! 🌟 [glowing star emoji]

Join us for the last youth writing workshop in the series! Come through American Poetry Museum in DC for an evening of creativity with teaching artist Brandon Douglas.

See you there!
#FreeinDC #DCpoets #DCwriters #DCarts #DC

Poem of the Week graphic, which includes the poem title, author, and excerpt with a photo of Adrian Gaston Garcia in a circular frame. Adrian Gaston Garcia speaks into a microphone on a stand. He has short, neatly groomed dark hair and a trimmed beard. He wears a simple black V-neck shirt and a small star-shaped earring in his left ear.

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I cannot remember the last time we held hands

Poem of the Week: “Cutting my dad’s fingernails" by Adrian Gaston Garcia. The poem is available as audio and text for free at The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database: bit.ly/4lbHq53

#PoemoftheWeek #Poetry #Poems #DCPoets

NEXT WEEK: the last youth writing workshop in the Celebrating Neurodiversity Series! Come through American Poetry Museum in DC for an evening of creativity with teaching artist Brandon Douglas. See you there!

#DCpoets #DCpoetry #FreeinDC #DC #DCarts #DCyouth

Split This Rock’s red logo is centered above a bold heading: “Meet our new board members.” There are three columns with each board member’s photo in a circular frame at the top as well as their names and a brief description of their work. Alexa Patrick is a vocalist, poet, teaching artist, and Program Director at Shout Mouse Press. Danielle Badra is a poet, the 2022-2024 Fairfax County Poet Laureate & creator of Poetry in the Parks. Tatiana Figueroa Ramírez is a poet, teaching artist, and Senior Program Director of Poetry & Community Arts at DC SCORES. At the bottom, a URL: splitthisrock.org.

Split This Rock is thrilled to announce three new members on our Board of Directors: Alexa Patrick, Danielle Badra, and Tatiana Figueroa Ramírez!

Get to know them and all present members of the Board at Split This Rock’s website: bit.ly/43B9hWw

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Over a light purple background, there is text that is included in the post and the address of American Poetry Museum: "716 Monroe St NE #25, Washington, DC 20017." On the right is a photo of Lauren May, a black woman with green eyes and long copper colored twists in her hair.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The next free Celebrating Neurodiversity workshop will be June 11, 6-8 pm at the American Poetry Museum in DC. Teaching Artist Lauren May will facilitate.

For more info about Lauren & the workshop, visit Split This Rock’s website: bit.ly/3OeyldW
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At the top in black boxes is bold white text: “Youth Testimonial.” Below is a yellow speech bubble with quotation marks in the upper left and lower right corners. The text in the speech bubble reads “I didn’t even consider myself a real poet when I first came here, but workshops like these really helped me expand my artistic abilities.” The quote is attributed to a youth writing workshop attendee. At the bottom, Split This Rock’s red logo and URL: splitthisrock.org.

Will you give today to help Split This Rock foster the next generation of DC’s emerging youth poet activists? Together, we can nurture safe, welcoming spaces for young people to develop their voices & share their art. Learn how you can make a difference: bit.ly/SupportYouth...

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TONIGHT! ⏰ [alarm clock emoji]

Come through to write poems with Split This Rock teaching artist Brandon Douglas! DC Community, please share this free workshop with the creative young people in your life.

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TOMORROW ⏰ [alarm clock emoji]

Come through to write poems with Split This Rock teaching artist Brandon Douglas! If you're in or near DC, please share this free workshop with the creative young people in your life.

See you there!

#DC #FreeinDC #DCpoets #DCarts #DCwriters

Over a white box with a red border, Split This Rock's red logo and bold black text reads: "We're hiring! Read poems, get paid: join our First Reader team. Split This Rock seeks a First Reader to join our curation team for the Poem of the Week Series. First Readers are paid consultants with a tentative commitment of one year. Applications due June 1. splitthisrock.org" At the bottom are black and white illustrations of people talking together and working on a computer.

Read poems, get paid: Split This Rock is hiring a First Reader to join our curation team for the Poem of the Week Series! Applications are due June 1st. Learn more about the role & apply today at Split This Rock’s website: bit.ly/3SzvMV9

#poets #DCpoets #DCarts #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

NEXT WEEK ✨ [sparkles emoji]
Come through to write poems with Split This Rock teaching artist Brandon Douglas! If you're in or near DC, please share this free workshop with the creative young people in your life.

See you there!

#DC #FreeinDC #DCarts #DCpoets

Thank you to all who have donated and shared our call for support! 🌟[star emoji] We still have a good way to go to meet our goal. Sharing our call for support and why our work matters to you helps tremendously — help us spread the word far and wide!

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Split This Rock Program Info — Shout Mouse Press

NOW OPEN: Applications for the Youth Activist Poetry Anthology! Work with Split This Rock & Shout Mouse Press through 6 weeks of workshops this summer. Learn from experienced activists, get PAID to write poems, and get published!

Apply today: bit.ly/4kD2j9B
Spread the word!
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TOMORROW!
Come through to American Poetry Museum for an incredible workshop experience. If you're over 25, please share this opportunity with the creative young people in your life 🌟 [glowing star emoji]

#DC #DCarts #DCpoets #writingworkshop

Happening next week! Come through to American Poetry Museum for an incredible workshop experience. If you're over 25, please share this opportunity with the creative young people in your life 🌟 [glowing star emoji]

#DC #DCarts #DCpoets #writingworkshop

water | Poetry Database | Split This Rock Calling poets to a greater role in public life and fostering a national network of socially engaged poets.

we run like water in love with
moving
and freedom
and all our fluid selves

For #NationalPoetryMonth Split This Rock is sharing poems from The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database every day. Today's poem is "water" by Lauren May : bit.ly/43S8qkF

#Poetry #Poems #DCpoets #Poets #NPM

Youth Writing Workshop Series | Youth Programs | Programs | Split This Rock Calling poets to a greater role in public life and fostering a national network of socially engaged poets.

Under 25 & near Washington, DC? Join us for a free writing workshop on April 30th at American Poetry Museum!

The workshop series celebrates neurodiversity, breaks the binary between "neurodivergent" & "neurotypical" & promotes disability justice. More details: bit.ly/3OeyldW

#FreeinDC #DC #DCpoets