APRIL 25 | Youth Speaks Poetry, with Poet Life & Valley Place Arts Collaborative
Forget those old notions you have about poetry! Poetry is all around us from spoken word, to hip hop from Langston Hughes to Shakespeare! Kids will learn to expand their minds, reveal their creative sides and express themselves with confidence. Through vocalization and then through writing they take ownership of their voice and themselves through the language of imagination. Poetry inspires exploration and community building in a safe space where kids can express themselves without judgment.
Christoph Jenkins, Founder & CEO of The Poet Life, is a poet and entrepreneur. He began writing poetry in grade school and soon found it to be his passion. Running The Poet Life has led him to become an advocate in the community and a builder of the Poetry Industry. His company has three pillars that start with the letter "E"; EDUCATE, ENGAGE, ENTERTAIN. The Poet Life educates through their online university, Poet Life University where they teach poets how to start a poetry career. There is also a non-profit arm called Poet Life Academy where they teach students, K-12, how to express themselves through poetry. Christoph is the host of the Poet Life Podcast, where he has conversations with poets around the world who have made major headway in the poetry industry. In addition, The Poet Life host their annual festival called the Poet Life Fest in different cities around the country.