Christopher Simpson bluapple Poetry Program Assistant Teaching Artist Christopher Simpson is a 2021 LTAB champion from Flanagan High School. As a published novelist, his passion for writing extends beyond poetry, but he loves the raw form of expression and creativity that the art form provides. He believes that poetry has the power to help and to […]
bluapple Poetry Network Teaching Artist Nick Jentsch is a poet and graduate of Hollywood Hills High School. His entry into the spoken word world began in 2017, and his appreciation for the craft as well as its community has only deepened over time.
bluapple Poetry Network Teaching Artist Chris Mazzara has been writing poetry since the 5th grade. It started as a way to express grief over lost loved ones and eventually turned into performing spoken word poetry for the past 8 years. Chris is also a former teacher at South Plantation High School where he led […]
Dametre Williams Teaching Artist bluapple Poetry Network
BUILD YOUTH CONFIDENCE WITH THE GET UP [image src=”https://jasontaylorfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Secondary.Image_.LOGO_.The_.Get_.Up_.2019.07.18-600×284.png” shape=”img-rounded”] I remember the first time I touched a Runway. I was a 14-year-old freshman with no Runway experience whatsoever. I wasn’t the most confident, especially since I just began high school. I took a marketing class called DECA as an elective that year. As they [&helli... read more
Mic Check: Where Poetry and Rap Meet Hand-In-Hand By Just John Just like a lot of other poets, I started off writing love notes about my feelings because I was never good at expressing them in person. I would write to my significant other and give the note in an envelope or a […]
Not everyone can check a mic, it takes a real MC for people to respect the mic. [image src=”https://jasontaylorfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01.Slide_.Mic_.Check_.Regular.Workshops.2021.1200×1200-600×600.png” shape=”img-rounded”] CALLING ALL emcees! Join us for our first workshop mixed & mastered just for you. Come experience MIC CHECK, tailored toward helping you become an authentic MC. Hosted by bluapple Program Assista... read more
TAYLOR GENSOLIN NAMED 2019 SOUTH FLORIDA YOUTH POET LAUREATE • • FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Jason Taylor Foundation is pleased to announce that Taylor Gensolin has earned the honor of being named South Florida Youth Poet Laureate (SFYPL) for the 2019-20 school year. A current Cypress Bay High School senior, Taylor submitted a unique writing portfolio […]
On Friday, May 17, 2019, the inaugural Jason Taylor Community Hall of Fame Dinner presented by Z Wealth Solutions and Community Capital Management will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. This year’s class of Community Hall of Fame inductees will include Dan Marino (Celebrity Honoree), Scott Scherr (Corporate Honoree) and Anthony Borges (Youth Honoree).
SOUTH FLORIDA YOUTH POET LAUREATE • • The Jason Taylor Foundation is in the final stretch of accepting talented poet submissions for its South Florida Youth Poet Laureate program through February 9th, 2024. Well known for its being one of the leading ways of identifying powerful youth poets, the competition, looks to give young […]
