Celebrating our Published Poets this National Poetry Month

We celebrated National Poetry month by spotlighting our incredible senior students—Astrid, Jamya, Jocelyn, Lynelle, Lynette, Mareliz and Padme—who are now published poets in Simpsonistas: Tales from the New Literary Project, Vol. 6!

• Astrid: “Untitled,” pg. 143

• Jamya: “Love,” pg. 173

• Jocelyn: “My Mom.” pgs. 171-172

• Lynelle: “Coach’s Beach,” 157-158

• Lynette: “Untitled,” 151-153

• Mareliz: “Fun Little Game,” pgs. 167-168

• Padme: “Mama,” pgs. 169-170

The Simpsonistas volumes are published annually and distributed nationally by the New Literary Project, and they feature teenagers published for the first time alongside distinguished award-winning authors. The New Literary Project is committed to uplifting voices through free creative writing workshops for high-school-age youth. These workshops are led by Simpson Fellows—graduate students from UC Berkeley’s Department of English—and supported by longtime Girls Inc. of Alameda County investor, Sharon Simpson.

Congratulations to our students on being published, and for sharing their voices!

Show your support for The New Literary Project and our young authors by purchasing your own copy, here.