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CLASSIC SLAM

Description:
CLASSIC SLAM is a citywide poetry competition between 16 regions of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. In preparation, Get Lit will train local teachers who will then teach their students Get Lit’s model of classic/ spoken word poetry and response.

The teachers’ training will occur October 2011. The students’ training will occur Spring 2012, and culminate in a final citywide poetry clam called the “CLASSIC SLAM.” This will give voice to the separate, isolated legions of students coming from communities like Watts, Compton, Long Beach, Reseda, Hollywood, Alhambra, Venice, etc…, as well as foster school pride and sense of purpose.

Mission:
To unite Los Angeles’ youth by providing a forum for teens to connect creatively and express themselves through fusing the power of poetic expression of classic literature/ poetry with contemporary Spoken Word performances.

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Contact Get Lit: 323-930-0857/ mimi@getlit.org