Poetry Groups for Teens
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Poetry Groups for Teens
Feb 2007
My 17 yo daughter is not motivated in school and doesn't do
well but she loves poetry: reading and writing it. And she
is good. I would love for her to be able to get together
with other teens that write poetry. Ideas?
Maria
The Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center on Walnut
Street in Berkeley has offered a one-week girls' teen
poetry group called ''Miriam's Daughters'' for the past
several summers. It's led by published poet Josepha Raz
who is a wonderful teacher. My daughter took the class
two summers in a row and loved it. The group was very
diverse. Not sure if it's on the calendar for this
summer.
Stacey
Two of my three daughters and numerous of their friends have
worked with Youth Speaks (youthspeaks.org) a teen poetry
group based in SF who does workshops and performances in
Berkeley and Oakland as well as San Francisco. It was an
excellent experience for both of them. It is a student run
organization, which means that sometimes it is amazingly
disorganized, but the kids are invested, interested and
learning. I can't tell you how much they learned about
expressing themselves, working in groups, thinking about the
world or how much their self confidence and self assurance
increased.
Check our their website. RIght now is their annual slam
poetry competition. Starts Tuesday Feb. 13 in Oakland, with
15 performances scheduled around the bay over the next month.
Carolyn
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