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Oct 4, 2005

"To have great poets there must be great audiences too." --Walt Whitman

Youth Speaks

Half content, half performance, and all art, the modern day Poetry Slam has become a way for youth turn their rage into rhythms and confusion into confidence. Youth Speaks, a non-profit based in San Francisco, has been empowering young poets by providing them a community in which to hone their slam skills through workshops, mentors, and contests to fuel their self-expression.

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