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The Young Poets!
Five years ago a
group of Windham High School and Windham Academy students came
together to share their voices and experiences through
poetry. The
Young
Poets began performing at Curbstone Press in Willimantic,
at the Julia de Burgos Park in 2005. Soon their open mic poetry
readings were a monthly event at Wrench in the Works. They
opened the Freedom Writers Diary at the Movie Plex
theater in Mansfield, and were guests on the Wayne Norman
morning show at WILI. In March of 2006 they raised
enough money to see Erin Gruwell and Maria Reyes at the
Bushnell Theater in Hartford. Erin invited them to the VIP
room where the Poets performed for Erin and guests. In July,
2008, they went to New York City where they met up with
Chris "Kazi" Rolle and performed at the Nuyorican Poet Cafe.
The Poets stayed overnight at the Marriott Hotel and were on
Good Morning America the following morning. This past spring
several of The Young Poets competed for a place on the state
youth Poetry Slam Team. Three Poets made it to the finals, Ben
Fitzsimmons, Trey Vaz and Carmen Rentas. Both Ben and Carmen
earned a place on the team and traveled to Chicago this
summer to compete at Brave New Voices. They also received the
NEAG Award for Creativity in July, from the University of Connecticut. The Poets continue to
perform in our community, including the WindhamARTS
Collaborative, ECSU and UCONN.
Come join the Young Poets as they take you on an
up-close and personal journey through the darkness and the light
of real life. These amazing, talented students will reel you in
and you will never be able to look at the world in quite the
same way.
They are always a work in progress, and you will see them
change and grow over the course of the year. You can view
individual Poets' pages by clicking on their name or return to
the home page to view them on YouTube.
The
Young
Poets
have
published a book of their poetry titled,
The Streets Hold No Secrets.
It can be purchased at
Amazon. Just click,
http://www.amazon.com/Streets-Hold-No-Secrets/dp/B002ACMXYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243466818&sr=8-1.
They are in the process of publishing their second book,
Too Much Rock For
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The Young Poets