Every year my mom drags us to a pumpkin patch so we can get our picture taken. “Smile!” she tells us. “Smile better!” she commands. “We’re not leaving here until I get some good pictures!” she yells. So, my brother and I show the whites of our teeth and try to look happy about being [...]
Writers in the Schools (WITS) understands the power of slam poets, and we are lucky to have on staff a WITS writer, Deborah D.E.E.P. Wiggins, who’s been ranked the #2 female performance poet in the world. We also celebrate deaf poets–each year WITS students from T.H. Rogers School bring down the house at the Blooms [...]
This Thursday a project called Writing & C/Siting Houston presents personal essayists on the topic, Old Neighborhoods, New Neighbors. Four local writers will delve into their chosen Houston sites: Nimmi Jayathurai, “Banana Leaves and Migrant Passages” Raj Mankad, “America Varshe, America Kande: Hinduism, Ornament, and the Suburban Box” Thomas Meloncon, “My Fifth Ward” Gwendolyn Zepeda, “The [...]
Here’s some big news from our friends at Inprint. Young adult author Pseudonymous Bosch will this Sunday, October 16 at 3pm (doors open at 2:30pm) at Johnston Middle School, 10410 Manhattan Drive. This event is FREE. Here’s the scoop: “Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People” presents this event with the award-winning young adult author, who will read from his fifth book [...]
Writers in the Schools (WITS) invites you to A Celebration of Story on November 3rd - an evening of storytelling through music. Our featured performer, Allen Shamblin, is famous for penning chart-topping hits like Clay Walker’s “Live, Laugh, Love” and Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” He will be inducted to the Nashville [...]
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Writers in the Schools (WITS) is offering a second price reduction for qualifying schools.Through a generous donation from the Simmons Foundation, Writers in the Schools (WITS) announces a second price reduction for the 2011-2012 school year. The new price—which is nearly half of last year’s fee—is available for Title 1 schools with 60% or more students eligible [...]
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Public Poetry — which was just named the best reading series in Houston by the Houston Press– offers up its next event on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2 pm at Discovery Green park in downtown Houston. To kick off the event, there will be a performance by The Mighty Orq. The featured poets will be Rich Levy, Martha [...]
WITS remembers Alice Hoffman, a gifted writer and a wonderfully generous young woman who passed away in the spring. Below we have posted a poem she wrote 3 years ago in the WITS program. Rest in peace, Alice, rest in peace. For another WITS story about Alice, click here.
From Hip Hop to SugarHill Marco Cervantes, “Transforming Jail Route” Bao-Long Chu, “2600 Travis” David Theis, “The Ruins of Houston” Roger Wood, “Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios: The Story of a House” Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:00 pm Bohemeo’s, 708 Telephone Road, 77023 Free and open to all! Writing & C/Siting Houston brings [...]
Every year organizations dedicated to reading and freedom of speech unite to sponsor Banned Books Week (BBW). This year the annual event will be celebrated September 24- October 1, 2011. If you are unable to participate in a local event in your city, then please join in the first-ever national virtual read-out. Libraries and bookstores [...]
The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities recently released a report entitled “Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools.” It describes an educational system in crisis and suggests that arts-rich schools may be the answer to this country’s dire situation. One of the most potent recommendations is to increase the [...]
September 2011 is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. To raise awareness, Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers (TCCHC) sponsors an extraordinary event called Making a Mark, the annual art exhibit presented by The Periwinkle Foundation. The Periwinkle Foundation, which reaches more than 4,000 children every year, provides programs for children, young people, and their families [...]
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Have you heard about Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page, a “one book, one city” program that will take place through September 30th, 2011? Everyone in the the city of Houston is invited to read and discuss the book One Amazing Thing by author Chitra Divakaruni, an internationally acclaimed writer who is featured in one of our WITS [...]
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I like when the sun rises in the East to get me out of bed. I like how the cool wind blows on my face. I like when new flowers open and bloom in the morning. I like reading encyclopedias. I like serving food to my family on Thanksgiving. I like playing with my baby [...]
