Writers in the Schools Poetry Reading at AS220, Saturday 4/28, 3-5pm

Come out to AS220 this weekend to celebrate poetry as part of learning and support students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and Central Falls High School as they read original work written with poets who have spent time in their classrooms as a part of the Writers in the Schools project.

This photo was from last year's AS220 Writers in the Schools event, which was an fantastic afternoon of creativity, personal expression, and excellent poetry from young kids at King and older ones from Central Falls.

What: Writers in the Schools poetry reading

When: Saturday, April 28, 3:00-5:00pm

Where: AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence

Why: Because poetry is awesome!

How: RSVP on Facebook here.

Writers-in-the-Schools presents Young Poets Read at AS220, April 9

On Saturday, April 9 from 3:00-5:00pm, come out to support young poets from Providence and Central Falls as they read their work at AS220, 115 Empire Street in Providence.

Writers-in-the-Schools matches poets with classrooms in Rhode Island's urban schools, providing writing instruction and poetry education/enlightenment/encouragement. On Saturday, poets from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School and Central Falls High School will share their work. Come out to support them and to show your commitment for poetry as an essential part of learning and expression.

I'll be there for sure; it happens that Elias, my fifth grader at King, is one of the performers. However, I'd be sharing this event with you even if he or his school weren't a part of it. We need to do all we can to support Writers-in-the-Schools work, and our schools' capacity to collaborate with artists, writers, poets, and others from our community who have so much to offer our students.