Events

Don't miss Pongo's latest poetry reading at the Northwest Folklife Festival on May 28th!

Join Pongo's GiveBig campaign to fuel our poetry programming for incarcerated youth!

On April 19th, join Pongo and Hugo House for a showcase of youth poetry and creativity!

Join Ignite Pongo on Saturday May 13th to cultivate your skills in trauma-informed poetry mentorship with youth!

Join us for Pongo Poetry night at Third Place Books Ravenna, to enjoy readings of Pongo youth poetry, participate in an open mic, and meet the amazing members of this community!

Join Ignite Pongo on Saturday October 22nd to learn foundational techniques to facilitate personal, healing poetry in your classroom, therapeutic practice, or community space.

Join Speaking Volumes 2022 on September 28th! Our third annual fall celebration will feature Ross Gay as the guest of honor and the voices and stories of the youth Pongo serves.

Join Pongo's spring peer to peer fundraising campaign, to help us share the healing power of poetry writing with vulnerable youth across the country!

Pongo Poetry Circle members receive a special monthly newsletter, early invitation to upcoming events, and exclusive collections of youth poetry not available for sale elsewhere. Visit this link to learn more!

Celebrate with us! Long-time Pongo Poetry Mentor, trainer, poet & award-winning educator, Kiana Davis (MS) has just released Unyielding Roots--an anthology of hair stories by Black women of all ages.Join Kiana on Zoom for the book release party Saturday, November 20th from 1-3pm. Click here