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OFL Graduation!

  Giselle Jones proudly poses with her graduates from OFL.                       Congratulations to our graduates of our OFL Class of Dec 2011!

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GOOD NEWS!!! Get Lit receives $25,000 in grants!

Get Lit receives $10,000 from the Social Capital Philanthropists Foundation towards the artistic development of our Get Lit Players!  We are so grateful for their assistance!   THANK YOU SoCap! GOOD NEWS!  Get Lit receives a new computer lab (10 brand new Sony computers!) and a $5,000 Office Depot gift certificate from the Good News Foundation! Get Lit’s [...]

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ATTN ALL TEEN POETS: GLP Auditions 2011-2012

  Interested in becoming a Get Lit Player (GLP)?  We are holding Get Lit Player auditions on September 17, 2011 from 11am-3pm at our Get Lit Office: 142 N. Hayworth Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90048.   *Note: All existing GLPs must audition.    One original and one classic poem, we have not heard.   Please RSVP to mimi@getlit.org and [...]

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Bader TV: White House Gets Lit

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY HOST STUDENT POETS FROM LOS ANGELES AT THE WHITE HOUSE Ten Poets from “Get Lit / Words Ignite” Youth Group and Founder Diane Luby Lane participates in Celebration of American Poetry and Prose. See More, Click Here

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Get Lit Launches “NEXT STEP” Program

In April, Jennifer Mandel from College Right Educational Consultants, joins our team to work one on one with our Players, assisting them with SAT training, college counseling, and scholarship opportunities. Many of our Get Lit Players stay on as mentors for our programs throughout college.

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Poetry Out Loud

Executive Director of Get Lit Words Ignite, Diane Luby Lane, judged Poetry Out Loud’s recitation contest in Sacramento. Other esteemed judges included Bernard Boudreaux, Group Manager of Community Relations for Target; Malissa Feruzzi Shriver, Chair of the California Arts Council; Al Young, Poet Laureate of California (2005-2008);  Brandon Cesmat, past president of CA Poets in the Schools [...]

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Join the Debate

Get Lit Founder, Diane Luby Lane, is taking on James Kaas Founder of Youth Speaks in a debate sparked by the Waiting for Superman site. The questions is “Does Rote Learning Have A Place in the Classroom?” Follow the conversation and if you agree, vote for Diane. If not, make yourself heard in the comments [...]

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