PYPM workshops use a combination of improvisational activities, group and individual writing exercises, a variety of textual analysis (including poetry videos, poems, articles, and short stories), discussion, peer feedback, and positive affirmation. PYPM teaching artists volunteer their time with youth to:

• • Improve literacy skills 
• • Foster leadership 
• • Build community 
• • Increase public speaking skills 
• • Promote emotional healing 
• • Teach valuable life skills such as conflict resolution and communication. 

Our weekly workshops are broken into four-week series and are always open to drop-in students. Past series topics have included the art of storytelling, social awareness and social justice, exploring your identity, and hip-hop meets poetry.