Write Out: Poetry for the Planet

October 13-27, 2024

Write Out is a free two-week celebration of writing, making, and sharing inspired by the great outdoors. It is an open invitation to get out and create that is supported with a series of online activities, made especially for educators, students, and families, to explore neighborhoods, parks, and other public spaces. This year's theme is Poetry for the Planet.

Kate Messner

AUTHOR AMBASSADOR

Kate Messner, Write Out Author Ambassador and author of award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, and The Brilliant Deep as well as books for older readers like Breakout and her forthcoming novel in verse, The Trouble with Heroes.

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Jermaine Thompson

POET AMBASSADOR

Born in Louisville, Mississippi, Jermaine Thompson learned language from big-armed women who greased their skillets with gossip and from full-bellied men who cursed and prayed with the same fervor. Jermaine earned his MFA in poetry from the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2018.

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Connect with Write Out Events

Join Write Out events—both online and in-person—that are being organized across the country.

Event Location Venue Date Time
Park and Write! with Write Out Online Zoom Oct 24 4p PT/7p ET
Creativity at Cabrillo—Write Out San Diego, CA Cabrillo National Monument Oct 27
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Write Out supports...

literacy learning in and about the world around us.

connections to one’s own place, and then via social media, provides opportunities to share and connect across places.

engaging schools, after-school and community programs, families, and individuals to go outside and be creative, social, and participatory.

experts in building activities and curricula that are locally relevant, interest-driven, and academically connected.

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Become a Partner

Write Out partners join the annual event in October and help imagine what is possible in local communities while elevating awareness about their organization and priorities.

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Become a Sponsor

Your organization can be part of the National Writing Project’s Write Out with Us Campaign which celebrates writing and the great outdoors while supporting families, afterschool clubs, classrooms, and explorers of all ages to get out from behind screens to enjoy the natural world.

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