Topic: Poetry
Citizen of the Week
Mia Concepcion
Slam poetry changed the Youth Poet Laureate’s young life. Now she wants to give other Philly teens a chance to be heard.
By Jessica Blatt Press
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We (Too) Are Philly
Philly’s Poet Laureate invites the city of many to celebrate the many in the city
By Raquel Salas Rivera
Summer Ends…Learning Starts
For North Philly middle school students, a poem reminds them that all things end—even summer vacation
By Sara Albert
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City of Poetry
The city’s new Poet Laureate invites Philadelphians to see and make poetry happen everywhere
By Yolanda Wisher
Write Your Block
Kingsessing Avenue
Mapping Philadelphia, one poem at a time
By Write Your Block
Write Your Block
My Neighborhood (Kensington)
Mapping Philadelphia, one poem at a time
By Write Your Block
Write Your Block
Seventh and Mifflin
Mapping Philadelphia, one poem at a time
By Write Your Block
Write Your Block
Mapping the city through poems, one neighborhood at a time
By Frank Sherlock
Documenting Histories, Interpreting Dreams
The city’s outgoing Poet Laureate on the poem of Philadelphia
By Frank Sherlock
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Rededication of the Dirty Frank’s Mural
New Franks join the old Franks on the iconic wall
By Jenn McCreary