Posts by Teachers Writers Collaborative
Congrats to the 2025 Poetry Out Loud Finalists!
Congratulations to the 19 Poetry Out Loud finalists for New York State! The state finalists represent every region of New York State – from the Adirondacks to Long Island. We’re pleased to announce the 2025 NY Poetry Out Loud champion and runner up. 2025 NY Poetry Out Loud Champion Savir Peri, Syosset High School Runner-up…
Read MoreGirls Write Now Interview with Asari Beale
How schools with writers-in-residence can transform students’ lives Teachers & Writers Collaborative (T&W) Executive Director Asari Beale recently sat down with Girls Write Now to discuss how schools with writers-in-residence can transform students’ lives. To learn more about the benefits of writers-in-residence programs and hear from Beale about the work being done at T&W, you…
Read More2nd Annual T&W Homecoming
The T&W Board of Directors hosted our 2nd Annual T&W Homecoming event on Dec. 5th, 2024, raising $30,000 to support writing and art programs through Teachers & Writers Collaborative. Guests enjoyed beautiful skyline views from the 41st floor of the Salesforce NY Tower in Midtown Manhattan, along with a program of speakers who highlighted the…
Read MoreThe 100-Foot Poem Returns!
For the second year, T&W was pleased to partner with the New York City Poetry Festival to host the annual Youth Poetry Festival! The Youth Festival is an NYC Poetry Festival highlight each year, catering to toddlers, teens, and everyone in-between. T&W provided writing activities and workshops for youth, hosted a youth poetry reading, and…
Read MoreThe Story Circle Love Café – a celebration of story telling
“Ready Or Not, Here Comes Life!” This jubilant call is the title of an anthology of stories and collaborative poems created by participants in the “Story Circle Love Café,” a creative aging program offered by T&W in 2023-2024 in partnership with Selfhelp Community Services Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Older Adult Center in Flushing Queens. Led…
Read MoreNew York State of Poetry – Photos
Thank you to everyone who celebrated a New York State of Poetry (NYSP) with us and other organizations across the state! Inspired by NYS Poet Laureate (2021-23) Willie Perdomo and funded by the Academy of American Poets’ Poet Laureate Fellowship program, the goal of the NYSP project was to celebrate the diverse and powerful voices…
Read MoreCongratulations 2024 New York State Poetry Out Loud Finalists!
Congratulations the 18 student finalists in the 2024 season of Poetry Out Loud in New York! We’re thrilled to announce this year’s state champion and runner up. 2024 NY Poetry Out Loud Champion: Emily Wang, Horace Mann School Runner-up: Zoey Marcus, Stuyvesant High School On Saturday, March 9, 2024, high school students from across the…
Read MoreT&W Receives NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant
T&W is honored to be named a winner of the 2023 NBCUniversal Impact Grant. We extend our gratitude to Comcast NBCUniversal! NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47, and Comcast NBCUniversal recently announced the winners for their Impact Grant—given to local nonprofit organizations addressing their local communities’ needs. Grants were received for Next Generation Storytellers, Youth…
Read MoreThe 100-Foot Poem
T&W recently partnered with the New York City Poetry Festival, Poetry Out Loud, and Urban Word NYC to host the 12th Annual Youth Poetry Festival! The Youth Festival is an NYC Poetry Festival highlight each year, catering to toddlers, teens, and everyone in-between. T&W provided writing activities and workshops for youth, and we produced…
Read MorePainting with Griot Circle
This spring, older adults in Brooklyn immersed themselves in art through a Still Life Painting workshop we offered in partnership with with Griot Circle, an organization that provides programs and services to LGBTQ+ elders of color. The eight-week program included two visits to Brooklyn art galleries, and six weeks of creative exploration using acrylic paints…
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