Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Crowning Four Champions, "The Word" Weaves Poetry Into Power

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word Abiba Biao | March 18th, 2025

Student Poets Find Their Voices At “The Word”

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grant Program  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Abiba Biao | March 28th, 2023

Theo Constantinescu, writing down feedback from Tarishi Shuler. Abiba Biao Photos.

At HSC, Poets Spread The Word About The Word

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  High School in the Community  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word Lucy Gellman | January 11th, 2023

Puma Simone. Lucy Gellman Photos.

High School Wordsmiths Deepen The Conversation

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word Al Larriva-Latt | May 31st, 2022

Lit Cypher Centers Call For Counselors, Not Cops

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Poetry  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  Student voices  |  The Word Al Larriva-Latt | March 28th, 2022

Poets Go To Bat For Mental Health

Arts & Culture  |  Citywide Youth Coalition  |  Downtown  |  Education & Youth  |  The Word Jamiah Green | March 3rd, 2020

The Word Spreads To Whalley

Education & Youth  |  LGBTQ  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word Jamiah Green | January 20th, 2020

A Renaissance Grows In New Haven

Arts, Culture & Community  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  Salwa Abdussabur  |  The Word Melanie Espinal | June 13th, 2019

“The Word” Packs A Poetic Punch

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Jamiah Green | May 7th, 2019

The Word Is Reborn

Aaron Jafferis  |  Arts & Culture  |  Audubon Arts  |  Hanifa Washington  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  Salwa Abdussabur  |  The Word Lucy Gellman | January 24th, 2018

Troy Smith: “My soul is like an ocean." Lucy Gellman Photos.