Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
This event is in the past.It took place on April 15, 2026 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).
Fine Arts Workshop
Fine Arts WorkshopWrite to the Mic Dodge Poetry Teen Workshops
Central Ward
Free monthly workshops where Newark teens write poetry with guidance from the city's poet laureate Mia X and MFA students, then test their verses at an open mic. Hip hop, protest poetry, spoken word—all forms welcome, stage time optional.
Teen poetry workshops
Spoken word focus
Free creative program
Open mic finale
Tips
💻choose virtual or in-person sessions
📚publish your work in the annual anthology
💰standouts considered for paid Ambassador role
Write to the Mic Dodge Poetry Teen Workshops
Central Ward
Fine Arts WorkshopFine Arts WorkshopFree monthly workshops where Newark teens write poetry with guidance from the city's poet laureate Mia X and MFA students, then test their verses at an open mic. Hip hop, protest poetry, spoken word—all forms welcome, stage time optional.
Teen poetry workshops
Spoken word focus
Free creative program
Open mic finale
Tips
💻choose virtual or in-person sessions
📚publish your work in the annual anthology
💰standouts considered for paid Ambassador role
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