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2010: A Look Back

2010 has been an amazing year for Get Lit. Check out this  newsletter showcasing just some of the highlights. Thanks to all our poets, volunteers and sponsors!

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Get Lit Blitz

In just one month, the Get Lit Players were able to perform for over 10,000 students in the Los Angeles area. It turned out to be a fantastic success. Here is what some are saying:  The poetry you guys come up with is epic and mind-blowing…” Marlon Galario, student, John Wooden High As the words flowed [...]

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Get Lit’s: Briauna Taylor

Los Angeles’s Daily News profiled our own Briauna Taylor. She tells them “Poetry is a very simple and acceptable thing, you just need a pen, a piece of paper and a voice.” Briauna recently performed for Brave New Voices Finals and HBO, sharing the stage with Talib Kweli and Common. You can read the whole [...]

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A Poetic Success!

A Poetic Success!

Thank you to all who came out and supported our Fundraiser July 10th at the Gilmore Adobe! With special guests Tim Robbins, Sharon Stone and, of course, The Get Lit Players, it was a touching and amazing night of poetry, music and great food. Not even an unexpected summer shower could dampen the spirit of [...]

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