Word. Sound. Power: Poetry as Protest and Empowerment

Grades 7—12
The Peace Poets
Grades 7—12
Students will draw inspiration from contemporary poets with a commitment to arts and justice. This dynamic virtual workshop offers students a chance to add to their literary toolkit by writing original works about personal growth and social change.

In this program students will:
● Listen to a recording of “Peace to the Poets” performed by Bronx arts and justice collective the Peace Poets, part of BAM’s Poetry 2017: Word. Sound. Power performance
● Write original works reflecting on the idea of peace in a creative workshop led by a BAM teaching artist, streamed live in the classroom
● Explore personification, collaborate on communal poems, and learn literary terms through pre- and post-show activities provided in the online study guide

This virtual workshop runs 55 minutes, including performance excerpts. Fee: $200.
Grades 7—12

RUNNING TIME

55min

VENUE

Virtual

TICKET INFORMATION

Fee: $200

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: ELA (poetry), Public Speaking (rhetoric), Theater

For more information, please contact Verushka Wray at vwray@bam.org

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BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Mellon Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL Greene

Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:

Howard Gilman

Leadership support for
virtual programming at BAM provided by the
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Altman Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation;
The SHS Foundation; and
The Thompson Family Foundation

Major support for BAM Education programs provided by:
Constans Culver Foundation;
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies;
The FAR Fund;
The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation;
The Pinkerton Foundation;
Tiger Baron Foundation;
The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund

Support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
Anne-Victoire Auriault;
Jennifer Kopylov;
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; and
The Wasily Family Foundation, Inc.

Additional support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
Jody & John Arnhold;
May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.;
Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation

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