Hello there! My name is Kate, I am the program coordinator at Write253, and I want to let you know about our upcoming event, Crossing the Street, for all Tacoma/Pierce county teenagers age 13-19.   This year, in lieu of hosting an in-person festival, Crossing the Street will be a weekend-long virtual celebration of poetry on April 17th and 18th. If you can, please take a moment to share this flyer with your students and let them know about the event!  Our schedule is comprised of multiple workshops for students to choose from, and opportunities on both days for participants to share their work - an Open Mic on Saturday, and a poetry slam on Sunday. Saturday will be comprised of workshops oriented around various subjects, Poetry in Social Action. Participants will be able to register for the specific workshops they are interested in ahead of time, and spend the day creating poems they can share at the open mic Saturday evening. The open mic will only be open to those who are registered for workshops and participating in Crossing the Street. Sunday's slam will take the place of our annual Louder Than a Bomb-Tacoma teen festival. This year's slam will be all-indy. This event will be live on Zoom and streamed to Youtube. Writers ages 13-19 are welcome to compete and attendance is free. More info about the slam can be found on the registration site, but if you have questions, you can email Michael Haeflinger at mailto:michael@write253.com If you have any questions about the weekend in general, you can email me at this address. To register, teens can go to https://www.write253.com/CTS21 Have a wonderful week! ~Kate Katharine Threat she/her Programs Coordinator kate@write253.com