Hear Here Youth Poetry Slam Finals

The top High School aged youth slam poets from across the Pikes Peak Region compete on stage for a chance to earn a spot on the 2016 Hear Here youth poetry slam team! The top 5-6 poets from Finals will be coached by Hear Here in preparation for the 2016 Brave New Voices (BNV) International Slam Poetry Competition in Washington DC! Hear Here took a youth team for the first time in the Pikes Peak regions history in 2015. Brave New Voices 2015 featured over 600 Teen Poetry Slam Champions from 50 parts of the country and 5 additional cities from across the globe, representing over 50,000 young poets in their local communities. These young writers convened at Emory University in Atlanta to compete, attend world-class workshops led by renowned poets and writers, and participate in youth development programs.

Hear Here’s youth programming strives to connect youth across campuses and in the community! We have been turning neighbors into friends since 2011 utilizing the oral tradition. Join us this year in activating and amplifying youth voice. WE WILL send another youth team to BNV with your help!

*A majority of the proceeds from these events will go towards sending the youth slam team to the Brave New Voices International Competition in Washington DC this year! 

Any questions please email us at wheretohear@gmail.com or visit our website at www.wheretohear.org