Thanks to Denny International Middle School principal Jeff Clark for the report and photos:

On Thursday evening, the Denny International Galleria was packed in anticipation of the Seventh Annual Eighth Grade Poetry Slam! Our scholars did an awesome job of bravely expressing their perspective, passion, and brilliance through the power of poetry! The audience experienced laughs, tears, snaps of agreement and encouragement, and rousing rounds of applause for our terrific young poets!

A huge thank you goes out to our amazing eighth-grade literacy teachers, Mr. Slingsby, Mr. Woods, Ms. Belka, Ms. Dashti, Ms. Yzaguirre, Ms. Olsen, our Assistant Principal for Literacy Ms. Nestor, Mr. King and Seattle Parks, DJ Sureal and the Zulu Nation, Denny City Year, El Paisano Rosticeria y Cocina, and all of our fantastic guests and staff who supported and encouraged our scholars!

More photos ahead: