Poem in Your Pocket Day was initiated in April 2002 by the Office of the Mayor in New York City, in partnership with the city’s Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education. In 2008, the Academy of American Poets took the initiative to all fifty United States, encouraging individuals around the country to participate. In 2016, the …
Goosebumps. I get them when I experience something that moves me deeply. Today was a goosebump kind of day. Today marked the return of youthLEADarts artists to classrooms, in person. Today we got to once again sit in a circle, in ceremony with students and connect face to face, idea to idea, inspiration to inspiration…in …
LEADing With Words: youthLEADarts Poets at Britannia Elementary Read More »
“I Want to Go Home” –Memories of Kamloops Residential School and Joeyaska Ranch New Book by: Mary Jane Joe (Elder Nk’xetko) Today we celebrate the release of Mary Jane Joe’s (Nk’xetko’s) new book Xwist Memin Kin “I Want to Go Home” –Memories of Kamloops Residential School and Joeyaska Ranch published by Tellwell Talent. The youthLEADarts team has had …
Reading and writing poetry are powerful ways to share your voice. April was National Poetry Month, thirty days set aside to celebrate the joy, expressiveness and pure delight of words and how they can capture the human experience. But why confine poetry to just 30 days of celebrations? Poems can be structured or unstructured, curve …
April has been National Poetry Month and while you may not have honed your haikus or penned some quirky quatrains there is still time to celebrate! Thursday, April 29th is Poem in Your Pocket Day, a fantastic way to share your favourite verses! PIYP is an international movement that encourages folks to invite poetry into …
(Today’s Blog is written by Roy Mulder, one of the youthLEADarts mentors.) An opening comment was offered by Elder Amanda. She told of her beginnings and how she examined where she was hurt. It was the bridges that she built that allowed her to move forward. She said it was important to not let the …
Day 8- The Kids and Their Poetry Take Centre Stage Read More »