“A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” -W. H. Auden

Mt. Hope High School’s Music as Literature students will present the 2nd Annual Poetry Slam on Wednesday, January 25th at 6pm in the high school auditorium cafeteria on Chestnut Street.  Students of all grades will recite original poems; the public is welcome to attend and enjoy the show.  Refreshments will be served; tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door.  This event is a fundraiser for Music as Literature students to attend a live musical performance in the spring.  For more information contact Kerry Mastriano at mastrianok@bw.k12.ri.us.  Show your support for our young poets by attending, because

“To have great poets, there must be great audiences.” -Walt Whitman