'Our Words Collide' documents 5 L.A. teen poets testifying to spoken word's transformative power
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— The front rows of L.A.’s historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre were occupied Saturday by more than 20 high school students, clutching each other’s hands and reciting verses under their breath as they prepared to compete in the championship round of the world’s largest classic poetry slam. The Classic Slam, hosted and produced by L.A.-based education nonprofit Get Lit — Words Ignite, is a three-day capstone event for the 50,000-plus students who complete Get Lit’s UC-approved poetry curriculum annually...
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