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Willimantic Boom Box Parade, July 4, 2009

Ms. Frazier's House, July 3, 2009

Curbstone Press Opening Event, June 18, 2009

Rap 4Peace Concert, May 6, 2009

Poetry Explosion, April 24, 2009

Celebration Dinner at Olive Garden, April 5, 2009

Final Competition, Bushnell Theater, April 5, 2009

Competing For a Place On the State Poetry Team, Black Box Theater, April 3, 2008

Applebees Pancake Fundraiser, February 27, 2009

Uconn, Professor Carl Dean's Poetry Class, February 4, 2009

Poetry Slam at WindhamARTS Collaborative, January 28, 2009

Applebees Christmas Breakfast, December 14, 2008

Big Brother Big Sister Poetry Slam, December 7, 2008

Mr. Korzenik, Holocaust Survivor visits WHS, November 13, 2008

The Bushnell Poetry Slam, November 12, 2008

Maya Angelou at UConn, November 3, 2008

Relay For Life, October 18, 2008

Curbstone 7th Anniversary, September 27, 2008

Curbstone Clean-up, September 20, 2008

Ms. Frazier's House, Monarch Butterfly Release, September 10, 2008

Two Rivers Magnet School, May 14, 2008

Eastern Perk with Bessy Reyna, April 3, 2008

Boy Wonder Comes to WHS, March 28, 2008

Windham Arts Collaborative Open Mic Event, March 14, 2008

ECSU Poetry Workshop and Poetry Reading with Patricia Smith, February 21, 2008

Swift Water Artisans Open Mic Event, February 16, 2008

Poetry Reading for Sandy Taylor at ECSU, February 3, 2008

Fund Raiser at Applebees, January 12, 2008

Dinner at Carmen's House, December 11, 2008

Poetry Slam at ECSU, December 4, 2007

CABE Conference, November 18, 2007

 

Willimantic Boom Box Parade, July 4, 2009

 

 

Ms. Frazier's House, July 3, 2009

 

                 

 

 

Rap 4Peace Concert, May 6, 2009
 

    

    

 

Poetry Explosion, April 24, 2009

     

 

Celebration Dinner at Olive Garden, April 5, 2009

 

Final Competition for CT ST Youth Slam Team,
Bushnell Theater, April 5, 2009

    

   

 

 Try-Outs for CT ST Youth Slam Team,
Black Box Theater, April 3, 2008

 

Uconn, Professor Carl Dean's Poetry Class,
February 4, 2009

 

      Applebees Christmas Breakfast, December 14, 2008
Mansfield, CT

 

       

       

     Big Brother Big Sister Poetry Slam, December 7, 2008
West Hartford, CT

 

 

 

Mr. Korzenik, Holocaust Survivor,
visits WHS, November 13th

 

 

 

       The Bushnell Poetry Slam, November 12th
Hartford, CT

 

Maya Angelou at UConn, November 3, 2008
Storrs, CT

 

             

     

 

Relay For Life, ECSU, October 18, 2008
Willimantic, CT

  

        

     

  

  

Curbstone 7th Anniversary at ArtScape,

September 27, 2008

     

          

    

              

The Proclamation Celebration at Carmen's house! A big thanks to her mom!!


Curbstone Clean-up, September 20, 2008

  

    

    

Ms. Frazier's House to release tagged
monarch butterflies.
September 10, 2008

                                               

 

    

 

 

 

 

Two Rivers Magnet School
 May 14, 2008

     

 

Eastern Perk on Main Street
 With Poet Bessy Reyna, April 3, 2008

 

Boy Wonder Comes to WHS,
March 28, 2008


Windham Arts Collaborative Open Mic Event,
March 14, 2008

 

ECSU Poetry Workshop and Poetry Reading
With Patricia Smith, February 21, 2008

 

Swift Water Artisans Open Mic Event,
February 16, 2008


 


 

 

Poetry Reading for Sandy Taylor at ECSU
January 4, 2008



Young Poets celebrate the life of Sandy Taylor with Curbstone Poet,
Naomi Ayala.

 

Applebees Poets' Pancake Breakfast

January 12, 2008

 

         

We couldn't do what we do without family and friend support.

                       

The Young Poets spin hope and truth from words.

       

 

Dinner at Carmen's House

The The Young Poets  gathered for dinner at Carmen Rentas' house.  A special thanks goes to her mom for an amazing dinner. The Poets raised their glasses for a Toast to Gratitude, sharing strength and hope.

               

 

 

ECSU Poetry Slam at ECSU Student Center

On the left, poets Ben, Carmen, Reggie and Cindy pose with Milton Jackson, a member of the Spoken Word Group, Poetry to the People. Below, The Young Poets  took on college students with their own written word.  Cindy took second place and is now traveling with poet Milton Jackson to share her voice as part of the Spoken Word Group.

 

               

 

CABE Conference in Mystic, CT

Guest Speakers, Erin Gruwell and Maria Reyes

November 18, 2007

                

No one can bring a smile to WHS Freedom Writer Students better than Erin and Maria!

                       

Erin signs each book, given as gifts to WHS students from participants of the conference.

                

Reserved seats, front and center...filet mignon, baked stuff shrimp...no wonder so many smiles!