Trend That Jawn: An Afternoon of Poetry and Civic Power
Field Teen Center at Parkway Central Library
Vote That Jawn and Field Teen Center for an afternoon of art, action, and civic power featuring the 2025-26 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Rashawn Dorsey. Dive into Storm, our Whitman inspired youth poetry challenge, and write a haiku. Learn about ways teens can get involved in voting and local civic action. There will be food for participants!
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Organized groups (including camp groups and school groups) must contact the Teen Center to see if special arrangements are possible.
Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info.
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Teen programming at the Field Teen Center is made possible in part by grants from the Philadelphia City Institute Board of Managers and the Independence Foundation.
Field Teen Center
Ground Floor
215-686-5395
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)