Events
Register for the Autumn 2023 Edition of Ignite Pongo!
Learn how to facilitate powerful personal poetry that inspires healing & growth in your community!
Speaking Volumes 2023
Join Speaking Volumes 2023, our fourth annual fall celebration, on September 21st!
Apply Today: Inspire Youth Healing through Poetry!
Apply to join Pongo's 2023-2024 team of poetry mentors and support youth healing through poetry writing!
Join Pongo at Folklife 2023!
Don't miss Pongo's latest poetry reading at the Northwest Folklife Festival on May 28th!
GiveBig to Cultivate Youth Resilience & Healing Today!
Join Pongo's GiveBig campaign to fuel our poetry programming for incarcerated youth!
Join Pongo & Hugo House for Stage Fright on 4/19!
On April 19th, join Pongo and Hugo House for a showcase of youth poetry and creativity!
Register for the Spring 2023 Edition of Ignite Pongo!
Join Ignite Pongo on Saturday May 13th to cultivate your skills in trauma-informed poetry mentorship with youth!
Join Pongo Poetry Night on November 30th!
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!
Register for Ignite Pongo: Foundations
Join Ignite Pongo on Saturday October 22nd to learn foundational techniques to facilitate personal, healing poetry in your classroom, therapeutic practice, or community space.
Speaking Volumes 2022 featuring Ross Gay!
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.