Seventeen year-old Virginia Villata feels like her life has come full circle. It’s been five years since she first stumbled upon the world of poetry, and she’s just hours away from the annual Get Lit ...

Every wall of the Los Angeles-based Get Lit office holds the power of art and words. "We just want our young people and our teachers to have the best. We want them to feel nourished here," said Diane ...

The Guild's Poetic Screenwriters Lab, with Final Draft as a partner, pairs youth poets with industry mentors. By Degen Pener Deputy Editor For the last 16 years, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Get ...

Get Lit Words Ignite is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization which uses the performance of classic and spoken word poetry to increase teen literacy. Get Lit’s programs are designed to boost ...