As April — Poetry Month — concludes, New Haven is presenting “The Word: A Citywide High School Poetry Showcase,” one of two youth poetry jams this week.  The event, this Friday the 25th at Wilbur Cross High School, reflects collaboration among the New Haven Public Schools, the Future Project, and the Institute Library.

In 2013 the Institute Library launched The Word, a program directed by Aaron Jafferis.  Contact: NHPSpoetry@gmail.com.

For related work in another city, see Urban Word NYC.