Methodology

In a fraying urban world, poets re-weave the fabric of community with their words. Our stories connect us to each other, to those who’ve come before us, and to those

Poetry is the language of transformation and the (super)natural world in a time of radical change. There is magic in metaphor – magic which is much-needed at a time when

A practical guide for teachers, mentors, counselors and youth for cultivating collective spaces where deep healing and transformational change is possible.

Too often, our adversarial criminal justice system only serves to deepen wounds and amplify the pain it is meant to assuage. What would a criminal justice system based on truth,

When we summon the courage to explore the intimate and undeniable relationship between our gifts and our wounds, we come to understand those wounds as a kind of a blessing,

In a modern culture that actively suppresses its youth, poetry becomes a practice for reclaiming our wildness, for opening a doorway to the Great Mystery at the heart of life.

There are various forms of traditional initiation in the world, as well as the kind of informal initiations (sickness, death in the family, personal trauma) that life throws at us.

There is a big difference between writing poetry and speaking it out loud. Here we come to a deeper understanding of both writing and performance as distinct, but complementary transformational

Restoring an awareness of the sacred in the practice of hip-hop freestyling. Would the great Sufi mystic poet Rumi be a rapper if he were born today? What is the

One of Street Poets most enduring collaborative relationships is with a drumming organization called Rhythm Arts Alliance. Here we explore the roots of our respective creative practices and the ways

Violence, addiction and excessive consumption are symptoms of a culture or person on fire. Learn how to bring a raging blaze into the kind of balanced fire that can warm