Poetry Slam League

This initiative partners with schools and community based sites to facilitate dynamic poetry clubs. Poetry is used as a tool to create safe spaces, develop critical thinking and listening skills and improve public speaking, storytelling and a passion for writing. School and community-based poetry clubs are established to focus on emotional, social, and cognitive development.

This initiative includes

• Weekly workshops from critically acclaimed teaching artist
• Incentives and awards for youth participants
• Curriculum development & implementation
• Student materials & supplies
• Production of school-wide event
• Information and access to other DewMore initiatives
• Youth Poetry Festival participation

Youth Poetry Festival

Every year DewMore Baltimore hosts a Youth Poetry Festival. Spanning over multiple days, youth are invited to participate in a series of workshops, performances, competitions and development towards their growth as artistic leaders in their communities. We appoint the Baltimore City Youth Poet Laureate, facilitate a day-long youth extravaganza and host a final showcase. Participants receive gifts and cash prizes with amazing networking opportunities while witnessing dozens of performances and instruction from critically acclaimed artists that we bring in from all around the country. This is the culminating experience of our poetry league and the biggest event of the year.