First, their moving performance on TheQueen Latifah Show went viral, and now these Los Angeles teen poets are just a few donations away from changing some lives. Founded in 2006 by teacher and literacy coach Diane Luby Lane, Get Lit is a non-profit organization striving to bolster teen literacy rates through poetry. By bringing their specially designed curriculum to area high schools and communities, Get Lit instills in at-risk teens the value of self expression, the skill set needed to craft meaningful, concise poetry, and the confidence necessary to recite their work in front of a room full of strangers.
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