Session Takeaways

• 1 How can spoken-word poetry strengthen engagement? The session shows how poetry performance can make reading and writing feel alive, personal, and connected to student experience.
• 2 How can authentic mentor texts build writing confidence? Students meet youth poet leaders and see how reading widely, observing craft, and sharing work can support growth as writers.
• 3 How can teachers build a poetry-rich classroom culture? The webinar highlights poetry as a bridge between identity, place, expression, joy, resilience, and audience awareness.