Anthology

Since 1999, Literary Arts has published an annual anthology of selected poems and prose from Writers in the Schools (WITS) students. Always provocative, always endearing, the WITS anthology gives a wide array of students the opportunity to showcase some of the best creative writing in Portland.

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“Writing is like building a house; it might take a while to get right, but in the end it’s worth it.”
—Portland public high school student

The Writers in the Schools (WITS) program serves all of the Portland public high schools with semester-long writing residencies taught by local professional authors. WITS also provides students with mentoring, publishing opportunities and visits with touring authors.

WITS residencies culminate in student readings at galleries, cafés and libraries throughout the city. Students from Marshall, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Jefferson and Franklin high schools will share their poems, prose and comic arts. Students will be joined by Oregon writers Natalie Serber, Cindy Williams Gutierrez, Carmen Bernier-Grand, Emma Oliver, Chris Cottrell, Laura Moulton, John Isaacson, Renee Mitchell, Nicole Georges, Alexis Nelson and Hunt Holman.

Marshal Reading at the Midland Library (Biz Tech, Linus Pauling and Renaissance Arts high schools)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

Roosevelt Reading (SEIS, ACT, POWER high schools) at Ladybug Organic Coffee Co.
Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

Lincoln High School at the Portland Art Museum
Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

Jefferson High School at Talking Drum Bookstore/Reflections Café
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

Franklin High School at Bipartisan Café
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

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