Good morning Centers,

I was thinking about this yesterday but didn’t share. I think organizations like this might exist in each state, to varying degrees. They are a nonprofit, supported by the CA Arts Council. I know it’s not the same as Letters about Literature, but it seems like a strong statewide connection, program that encourages writing and sharing. They work with schools, libraries, etc. Even though our CA Center for the Book's Rural Libraries Tour targets primarily adults, we do also suggest that librarians reach out to high school students and teachers too. Some of the librarians have worked with the local coordinators for this program, with good success.

CA Poets in the Schools https://www.californiapoets.org

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California Poets in the Schools empowers students of all ages throughout California 

to express their creativity, imagination, and intellectual curiosity through writing, 

performing and publishing their own poetry. We train and coordinate a multicultural 

network of published poets, who bring their passion and craft to public and private 

schools, juvenile halls, hospitals, libraries and other community settings.

They also publish an anthology of student work. 

Julianna Robbins

Program Manager

California Center for the Book

California Library Association

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