SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

Street Poets conducts 10-12 week writing workshops and arts facilitation at various schools across Los Angeles County. Annually, we partner with more than 10 schools (and more than 15 classes). Our workshops invite students to explore their stories, develop authentic voices, and bear witness to their own lives and the lives of others. Workshops include free writing exercises, text analysis, guided meditation, spoken word, drumming and circle practices. We also offer school versions of Beats & Rhymes, Poetry in Gardening, Healing Horizons and Poetic Reframes. These workshops create a space for students to discover their truths and imagine new possibilities for their futures.

PROBATION WORKSHOPS

Street Poets has expanded to become a leading organization facilitating poetry and music writing workshops in jails, probation camps, continuation schools, group homes, and other places of incarceration across Los Angeles County. Our focus is primarily on system-impacted youth, some of whom are incarcerated as young as 13. These workshops provide a space where participants can tell their stories without fear of judgment, and they are designed to encourage healing, personal growth, and transformation. Our work in these settings is deeply committed to reducing recidivism and, ultimately, eliminating the practice of carceral punishment. Street Poets uses the power of creative expression to help incarcerated youth build the skills they need to break free from cycles of incarceration and to empower themselves to create a brighter future.