Claim the Block

WritersCorps joins forces with 4 museums to present Claim the Block, readings by young writers who are connecting to their city and its art.

Each Claim the Block reading features WritersCorps students from public schools, paired with local writers who serve as WritersCorps teachers. Through poetry and prose, the students will relate to the art in the museums, tackle issues of adolescence, and claim their place in their neighborhoods and communities in San Francisco. The events also feature artwork and performance by youth groups from the museums. All events are free or low-cost and open to the public.

February 13, 4:30-5:30 pm
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission St / $2
Featuring Myron Michael Hardy and Neela Banerjee
With students from Downtown High School and Ida B. Wells High School

March 11, 7-8 pm
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St / Free
Featuring Carrie Leilam Love and Cindy Je
With students from Mission High School, Hilltop High School and the San Francisco Main Public Library

April 10, 6:30-7:30 pm
Zeum
221 4th St / Free
Featuring Aracely Gonzalez and Rick D’Elia
With students from International Studies Academy and Aptos Middle School

April 23, 7:30-8:30 pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Forum
701 Mission St / Free
Featuring Milta Ortiz
With students from the WritersCorps Apprentice Program


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See photos from the Claim the Block reading series over here on Flickr.