Best Life: Program creates outlet for aspiring poets
Best Life: Program creates outlet for aspiring poets By Ivanhoe Broadcast News | May 6, 2021 at 11:19 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 11:19 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Poetry, for most of us, is something our ninth grade English teacher made us write and read. But poetry has been a part of our history dating back four thousand years. Topics range from love to loss. It has the power to move us to tears and inspire us to take action. Now, the spotlight is on the power of performance poetry as young people take center stage, hoping to spark a spoken word movement.