Ebook: Get lit rising: Words ignite. Claim your poem. Claim your life

"Get to know the Get Lit Players--a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world--with this common-core aligned book that sheds light on teen issues through their own poetry and slam poetry performances. Get Lit Rising brings to life the true story of nineteen teen poets (the Get Lit Players) who are inspiring thousands of teens across the country through their award-winning performances of classic and spoken word poems. This book takes readers inside the private lives of these teen poets as they try to transform the lives of inner city teens in some of the toughest life circumstances. The Get Lit Players include teens who are homeless, autistic, have parents in jail, battle with weight and body issues, depression, and more. But they use the power of poetry to pursue lives of promise and to reach out to friends, families, and communities. This uplifting book also offers the classic poems that have most inspired the Get Lit Players, along with their own personal response poems, and each chapter offers questions, writing prompts, and how-tos for readers to set their own inner poet free. Ending with a section for parents and educators featuring the curriculum that's already in schools throughout California, this slam-dunk shows how to get teens excited about poetry and how to create poetry groups and slams in their own communities"--;Group poem: earthquake -- 1. Loser-Maia Major. Maia's story ; Classic poem: an excerpt from "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen ; Response poem: "Perfect" by Maia Mayor ; Get-writting prompts -- 2. Gringo-Raul Herrera. Raul's story; Classic poem: "Mi problema" by Michele Serros ; Response poem: "Can I speak about my culture?" by Raul Herrera ; Get-writing prompts -- 3. Thug-Walter Finnie Jr. Walter's story ; Classic poem: "The negro mother" by Langston Hughes ; Response poem: "The negro brother" by Walter Finnie Jr. ; Get-writing prompts -- 4. Geek-Rhiannon McGavin. Rhiannon's story ; Classic poem: "A smile to remember" by Charles Bukowski ; Response poem: "Smile" by Rhiannon McGavin ' Get-writing prompts -- 5. Ordinary-Hannah Dains. Hannah's story ; Classic poem: "Tonight in Yoga" by Sierra DeMulder ; Response poem: "The universe as a metaphor" by Hannah Dains ; Get-writing prompts -- 6. Queer-Adrian Kljucec. Adrian's story ; Classic poem: an excerpt fro "To you" by Walt Whitman ; Response poem: "Your body" by Adrian Kljucec ; Get-writing prompts -- 7. Numb-Kyland Turner. Kyland's story ; Classic poem: "The survivor" by Tadeusz Rozewicz ; Response poem: "Yesterday I was 12" by Kyland Turner ; Get-writing prompts -- 8. Black sheep-Jessica Romoff. Jessica's story ; Classic poem: "Her kind" by Anne Sexton ; Response poem: "Manners" by Jessica Romoff ; Get-writing prompts -- 9. Spectrum-Ian Kohn. Ian's story ; Classic poem: "Women want fighters for their lovers" by D.H. Lawrence ; Response poem: "Intergender relations" by Ian Kohn ; Get-writing prompts -- 10. Have-not-Marquesha babers. Marquesha's story ; Classic poem: "Song no. 2" by Sonia Sanchez ; Response poem: "You said" by Marquesha Babers ; Get-writing prompts -- Group poem: wearing different faces -- 11. Jock-Matt Beyer. Matt's story ; Classic poem: "One art" by Elizabeth Bishop ; Response poem: "Competitive football" by Matt Beyer ; Get-writing prompts -- 12. Empty-Belissa Escobedo. Belissa's story ; Classic poem: "Barbie doll" by Marge piercy ; Response poem: "ED" by Belissa Escobedo ; Get-writing prompts -- 13. Crunchy-Miriam Sachs. Miriam's story ; Classic poem: "Touched by an angel" by Maya Angelou ; Response poem: "Reckless union" by Miriam Sachs ; Get-writing prompts -- 14. Black boy-Khamal Iwuanyanwu. Khamal's story ; Classic poem: "Blink your eyes" by Sekou Sundiata ; Response poem: "Sepia" by Khamal Iwuanyanwu ; Get-writing prompts -- 15. Raver-Ryan Jafar. Ryan's story ; Classic poem: "The children's hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; Response poem: "My turn" by Ryan Jafar ; Get-writing prompts -- 16. Misfit-Emily James. Emily's story ; Classic poem: "Memorial" by Francisco X. Alarcon ; Response poem: "Momma" by Emily James ; Get-writing prompts -- 17. Poser-Max toubes. Max's story ; Classic poem: "Shout out" by Sekou Sundiata ; Response poem: "Hip-hop poem" by Max Toubes ; Get-writing prompts -- 18. Loner-Zachary Perlmuter. Zach's story ; Classic poem: "What horror to awake at night" by Lorine Niedecker ; Response poem: "Nothing to me" by Zachary Perlmuter ; Get-writing prompts -- 19. Scarred-Jamiah Lincoln. Jamiah's story ; Classic poem: "I am!" by John Clare ; Response poem: "Standing tall" by Jamiah Lincoln ' Get-writing prompts -- 20. Wannabe-Diane Luby Lane. Diane's story ; Classic poem: an excerpt from Jazz by Toni Morrison ; Response poem: "Where you hear the voice" by Diane Luby Lane ; Get-writing prompts -- Group poem: alive -- How to start your own poetry group -- Group poem: sisters -- 200 poems to crack you open -- About Classic poets -- Group poem: stand clear -- About the get lit players.