Invisible poems, visible joy: Johnstown celebrates Rain Poetry
Children who participated in Rain Poetry Johnstown and their families were all smiles during the big reveal celebration where students got to see their words shared with the community in this special installation.
PA Humanities Announces 22 Sites Selected for 2024-2026 Youth-Led Humanities Cohort
These public libraries and out-of-school time organizations, representing both rural and urban communities across the state, have demonstrated a strong commitment to fostering youth leadership and engagement through the humanities.
Voices of History: Pittsburgh communities share untold stories of resilience and family
PA Humanities’ statewide Voices of History story gathering project, created to help celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary, is underway. In partnership with the August Wilson House, PA Humanities invited people from three Pittsburgh neighborhoods to participate in traditional story circles this summer and share a story of family that centered around a particular object or memory.
Pittsburgh teens infuse neighborhood sidewalks with cryptid-inspired haiku
Cryptids exist in folklore and legends across cultures worldwide, and this spring the teenagers at Pittsburgh’s YMCA Lighthouse program created their own cryptids – creatures such as Bigfoot or the Jersey Devil, that are rumored but never proven to exist – to “roam” the streets of their Homewood neighborhood. They furthered their exploration and creation of the creatures and their role in the community by writing haiku poetry about them in partnership with PA Humanities and the Rain Poetry project.
Students celebrate their words coming to life at Rain Poetry reveal in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood
Fish bolting through the sky. Dogs plunging into dry water. Friends, ramen noodles and lemons.
The Rain Poetry project asks young people to express themselves creatively through haiku, and the students at Assemble in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood embraced the opportunity.
Isabel Wilkerson helps launch Voices of History project in Pittsburgh
From the moment Isabel Wilkerson stepped to the lectern at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, she held the sold-out audience in rapt attention.