Every April, we have the honor of partnering with some of our friends and community members who believe in the power of youth voice. They help us spread our students’ writing far and wide, transforming their words into moments of connection across San Francisco. Please join us in saying thank you to our collaborators this year:
🚊 BART: Student reflections on transit, community, and everyday Bay Area life, available through BART’s Short Story Dispensers at select stations and featured in BART train cars. Learn more about BART Lines: 826 Valencia here.
🍕 Delfina Restaurant: Original pizza poems by 826 Valencia students on Delfina’s pizza boxes!
☕️ Ritual Coffee Roasters: A place-based, poetic excerpt by an 826 Valencia student wrapped around Ritual’s to-go cups. Plus, an intimate student reading at the Ritual location on Valencia St.!
Student work displayed at these independent bookstores across San Francisco:
🎺 Bird & Beckett
👁️ Booksmith
🐈⬛ Fabulosa Books
🍏 Green Apple Books (both on Clement and on 9th Ave.)
🎤 Medicine for Nightmares
We’re grateful to our Poetry Month partners for opening their doors and their spaces to our young storytellers. Some of these student pieces are still out in the wild. If you spot one, snap a photo and tag us on Instagram! 🫶
826 Valencia student writing in BART train cars
Image courtesy of BART
Pizza poems by 826 Valencia students on Delfina’s pizza boxes
Poetic excerpt by an 826 Valencia student on Ritual’s coffee sleeves
826 Valencia student performing at Ritual Coffee Roasters
Poem excerpt by an 826 Valencia student, displayed at independent bookstores in SF!
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