The Word is a transformative literary arts program powered by an intergenerational cooperative of diverse, justice-minded spoken word artists. The Word builds community by growing radically inclusive writing and performance programs grounded in poetry, rap, and song. Through its many partnerships, The Word brings a creative life force into social action groups, movements, and institutions – expanding our collective capacity to re-imagine ourselves and our world.
EVENTS
The Word holds many different types of events each year. In previous years, we held quarterly Lit Cyphers open to everyone at community locations such as Neighborhood Music School and Stetson Library. Our Youth Slam which is an annual competition open to individuals up to age 19 for the chance to compete at Brave New Voices. In previous years, The Word hosted an Adult Slam for individuals 20 and above. There are other activities such as workshops open to all at The Neighborhood Music School for three weeks leading up to the slam as well as in school workshops and hybrid workshops. The CT Youth Slam Team is part of The Word and consists of the top 4 students from the Youth Slam!