Dual enrollment opportunity for high school students

A New York Times article featuring Poetry in America, titled, "A Program Inspires Ivy League Dreams in Disadvantaged Teens."

Last month, on February 19th, 2021, The New York Times highlighted the work we’ve been doing with our partners at the National Educational Equity Lab in a front-page article by Erica L. Green, “A Program Inspires Ivy League Dreams in Disadvantaged Teens.”

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Supervising Teacher Elizabeth Sonnier with students from Northside High School (Lafayette, LA) at a Poetry in America kickoff event in Fall 2019.

ENROLLMENT FOR 2021-22 NOW OPEN!
Enrollment in the Poetry in America for High Schools program for the 2021-2022 school year is now open! Students from all schools—public, charter, independent—are invited to participate.

Schools and districts may enroll students for the full year, or for a single semester.

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2021-22 POETRY IN AMERICA COURSES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Offered in partnership with the Equity Lab & Arizona State University

Fall 2021--Poetry in America: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop

Spring 2022—Poetry in America: Foundations of American Literature & Culture, 1850-1945 [NEW!]