“The state of the world calls out for poetry to save it.”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco’s first Poet Laureate.

Poetry offers powerful leadership through imagination; we are all poets in our hearts and minds. “We Are All Poets” unites middle and high school students with public officials through poetry, envisioning a shared positive future.

Come join fun, hands-on writing workshops, poetry performance training, related art exhibits, and a lively finale of poetry and music with San Francisco’s diverse young poets, government and civic leaders, and surprise stars of the cultural and literary arts.

GRAND FINALE: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 1-3pm
San Francisco Main Public Library’s Koret Auditorium.

All youth who submit poems will receive a “Youth Poet Laureate” certificate to be presented at the Koret Auditorium on October 26th. Selected youth poets from the 11 electoral districts of San Francisco (with separate categories for middle and high school students) will be invited to read on stage with public officials at the event.

YOUTH, HERE’S HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR POEMS!
Click here for GUIDELINES