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Parents, friends, teachers and writers packed into Annie Bloom’s Books to see Wilson students read  poetry, prose, and drama written during the previous semester with a WITS writer-in-residence. The classes hosting a writer included Creative Writing, 3D Design, and US History. WITS writer Cindy Williams Gutierrez spoke of creating art from books and writing poems [...]

It was certainly a 21st-century reading at Broadway books on Wednesday night, with students reading their comics projected onto a screen and playing radio pieces they had pre-recorded for broadcast. The pieces were produced in two residencies at Benson High School this past semester: graphic novelist Nicole Georges taught in Dave Mylet’s classroom, and journalist [...]

In our final WITS reading for Spring 2011, Franklin and Portland Night High School students read to a (packed!) audience at BiPartisan Cafe. It was one of our largest readings yet, and it was wonderful to see so many friends and parents attending. Each student, teacher, and writer did a fantastic job, and we’re already [...]

With Marshall campus closing, this was the last Renaissance Arts and Linus Pauling reading. Instead of melancholia, however, there was a strong sense of community and support amidst the students, families, teachers, administrators, and WITS writers. Several of the works celebrated the author’s determination and desire to find a place in the world. Lents Commons [...]

First, thanks to Girasole Pizza for hosting an awesome reading last night! The sunny room was packed with students, teachers, WITS writers, parents, and Literary Arts board who enjoyed wood-fired pizzas and both listened and watched students read their work. We had a projector for those who’d drawn comics, and the applause for everyone was [...]

Last night’s reading at the Portland Art Museum was an awesome example of multimedia storytelling and collaboration. Lincoln students who worked with WITS writers this past semester spent time at the Portland Art Museum and the Independent Publishing Resource Center to create work that is both inspired by and expressed through visual art. In addition [...]

Another round of WITS Readings is approaching! Here’s the schedule: Lincoln High School Date: Thursday, May 12 Location: Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) Time: 6:30 pm Featured WITS writers: John Isaacson and Laura Moulton Roosevelt High School Date: Monday, May 16 Location: Girasole Pizza (8438 N. Lombard) Time: 7:00 pm Featured WITS writers: Carmen [...]

Thanks to Broadway Books for hosting our reading by Benson High School students! It was especially helpful that they let us set up a projector for the event. The WITS writer-in-residence at Benson was Nicole Georges, who is a graphic artist, and the students created their own comics. For this reading, we projected the images [...]

Thanks to TaborSpace for hosting our reading by Cleveland High School students!

Thanks to Broadway Books for hosting our reading by Grant High School students! The turnout was awesome, with the chairs filled and people standing in the aisles. (I couldn’t fit everyone into one photograph!)