Poetry Writing and Spoken Word for the annual Youth Leadership Summit
Poetry Speaks for Us founder Sally DeJesus' feature at Sisters Uptown
Excited for the invitation to read from new work at my favorite bookstore, Sister’s Uptown in Harlem.
Poetry Speaks for Us attending NYC Small Business Expo
Enjoyed meeting and mingling with fellow NYC small business owners today in Midtown at the Hilton Hotel.
Poetry Writing at the Concourse House Home for Women and their Children
Looking forward to writing and spoken word with residents of Concourse House
Crisis Respites Poetry Workshops on Zoom
Poetry Writing and Spoken Word on Zoom for NYC Crisis Respites
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word workshops for East Harlem Health Action Center
Excited to continue writing and spoken word via Zoom for East Harlem Health Action Center, sponsored by the New York City Department of Health & Hygiene.
Poetry Speaks for Us Virtually for East Harlem Health Action Center
Poetry writing and spoken word workshop/class with music accompany
Poetry Speaks for Us at Sister's Uptown Bookstore in Harlem
Poetry writing and spoken word workshop
Poetry writing and spoken word with Uptown Dreamers youth group in Washington Heights
Inspired by the first Youth Poet Laurate, Amanda Gorman (who spoke at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration) the Washington Heights Youth Group, Uptown Team Dreamers read, write and recite their original spoken words with an emphasis on social action and justice.
Poetry Speaks for Us guest curator for Poets&Writers National Virtual Connecting Cultures Event
Poetry Speaks for Us guest curator for Poets&Writers National Virtual Connecting Cultures Reading, July 2020
That bright moment during Covid when...
That moment when a child from shelter receives in the mail her family’s copy of ‘Our Covid-19 Time Capsule’ Poetry Anthology, where her and her siblings have poems they co-wrote during facetime with Ms. Sally. That was a good moment for me too!
Our Covid-19 Time Capsule Anthology published
During Covid-19 workshops moved to a virtual platform on Zoom. Weekly we wrote poems together and co-created an anthology of our work. Voices from Crisis Respites in all five boroughs and beyond, as well as children at the Concourse House and staff administration from those sites, submitted their written work to co-create, ‘Our Covid-19 Time Capsule.’ Writing poetry about a devastating and isolating year, we creatively supported each other as well as documenting and illuminating the strength we all experienced and shared, via poetry and spoken word. A pdf copy and hard copy of the anthology was send to all contributors serving also as concrete evidence that we can persevere and remain stronger together.
Art on the Concourse
Proud to be part of the Concourse House Home for Women and their Children’s annual fundraiser also known as Art on the Concourse. Guest poet included a mother living at Concourse House who attended Sally DeJesus’ writing workshops. The mother continued to develop her writing and spoken word confidence and was later invited to read at Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Manhattan.
Fall into Poetry Writing in the Library
Poetry Writing and Spoken word for all ages in the library at Concourse Home for Women and their Children, with Sally DeJesus, Literary Resource Liaison
Poetry Speaks for Us with music and dancing at Sister's Uptown Bookstore
Poetry Speaks for Us at Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center, where poetry, music and dance intertwine! With music guest Yovanne Pierre and dancer Phyllis Wright
Poets&Writers Annual Intergenerational Read @ Barnes & Noble
Proud to present the emerging voices, representing Concourse House Home for Woman and their Children, Bronx and Manhattan Crisis Respites, and Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center. All programs supported by Poets&Writers Readings and Workshops East.
Poetry Speaks for Us @ NYCDMHH
Honored to present the success of poetry writing and spoken word since 2016 in two crisis respites here:
Bureau of Mental Health, Office of Rehabilitation
NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
nyc.gov
Poetry Speaks for Us @ Community Access Crisis Respite Center
With continued support from Poets & Writers and Community Access writing poetry and sharing spoken words moved to virtual platform for NYC Crisis Respites.
Community Access Open Mic
Poetry Writing and Spoken Word Workshops in Manhattan Community Access Crisis Respite Center
Poets&Writers Magazine Essay
Sally DeJesus writes about facilitating writing and spoken word workshops in a homeless shelter and crisis centers.
Words of Wisdom Poets from Concourse House read at Sister's Uptown Bookstore
Public reading of original poems written by children and their mothers from Concourse House, a shelter in the Bronx, NY. The event was held at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center in Harlem. Guests were invited to hear the extraordinary emerging writers from 8 years old and up and were honored for their inspirational work.
Poetry reading event for children at Concourse House
Children’s reading of a co-created anthology of poems, “If I Were in Charge of the World” The afterschool poetry writing and spoken word program at Concourse House home for Women and their Children culminates in a printed copy of their poems and open mic event.
