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Grand Showcase
Summer Poetry Pop Up Show
Bandcamp
Instagram Hashtags
#CureThroughCommunity
Answer these questions in the comments below: what kind of workshops would you want us to create? What are you looking to learn right now?
Our team of talented local artists are looking to curate workshops in the very near future! We are looking to our community to see what knowledge they'd like us to drop on them. As we have a plethora of life experiences, we have a lot to share, so please be candid with us ♡ .
Second slide is the prompt today for #NationalPoetryMonth. Let's get abstract!
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Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
For #NationalPoetryMonth, on top of writing prompts, we are also doing shout outs to some of our favorite poets in our story! Maya Angelou is, of course, a unanimous choice for our team, but we all have our own top picks, too!
Comment below to tell us who your fave is, and check our story for some new artists to follow 👏🏽 Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Happy #EarthDay!
For today's prompt, we're getting to the heart of why Earth Day became a national holiday. The first official Earth Day was in 1970 when 20 million people across the nation-primarily from colleges & high schools, as well as frontline communities- were all peacefully demonstrating the need for environmental reformation. They gave a voice to the growing concern of the population surrounding the state of our planet. We want you to channel the power of that moment as we celebrate today, on the 50th anniversary. Write about your own experience with climate change. How has it shaped your life?
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Peace Everyone, The Black is Beautiful campaign, slogan, movement was started by Marcus B one of the few Black Brewers in Texas from weatheredsoulsbrewing this is A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE INJUSTICES PEOPLE OF COLOR FACE DAILY AND RAISE FUNDS FOR POLICE BRUTALITY REFORM AND LEGAL DEFENSES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGED. It’s now in close to 1800 breweries here in the US its goal to start the conversation that Black is Beautiful through beer. These breweries are taking the original recipe and putting their spin on it and not to mention they will donate to charities that support people of color and inclusion. Thank you New Holland Brewing Company for Choosing THE Diatribe.
I am AutoPilot, forever student of the art called Life, and teaching artist with the_diatribe . For the next few weeks I’ll be having brief conversations with amazing people. I’m going to be talking to the community we share. This is my step to cure through community, through communication so please lets have a beverage, a beer, a cheers and conversation. You can always help through donations or buying this beer. I can’t wait for you to meet these beautiful people that I’m going to highlight. They’ll even share how you can stay in touch. Remember to like and share these videos don’t forget the hashtags Black is Beautiful/Cure Through Community Thank you again WeatheredSoulsBrewery newhollandbrew
#blackisbeautiful #blackisbeautifulbeer #thediatribe #curethroughcommunity #thediatribegr
Today's D&D battlestation.
#sundaydnd
#curethroughcommunity
#socialdistancing
Let's get ready to roll, Pathfinder.
The Dungeons & Dragons Club just got our dice shipped.
#tcpathfinder
#dndclub
#curethroughcommunity
Today I hosted my first digital read aloud to my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders.
This pandemic, and the way our leadership is responding to it, must not keep us down, must not make us fear, and must not stop us from believing in the power of a good story. "He considered fainting.
He deemed it the only reasonable response to the situation in which he found himself in, but then he remembered the words of the threadmaster: honor, courtesy, devotion, and bravery.
'I will be brave,' thought Despereaux.
How best for him to be brave?
He cleared his throat. He let go of his tail. He stood up straighter. 'Once upon a time,' he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, most powerful words that he knew and just saying them comforted him."
- The Tale of Despereaux
Share what you're doing to spread love and light to your community. Use the thehashtag... #curethroughcommunity
#pathfinderschool
#pandemic
As things start to warm up and the outside comes alive, we also invite you to sign up to be a part of our summer programming! If you, your students, your child, or your friends are interested in taking part in our FREE summer programming - please email Rachel@TheDiatribe.org (pictured above) to be added to the list. We are playing with the idea of allowing creatives of all ages in these workshops, so reach out if this sounds interesting to you!
We will be capping the workshops at 25 students and 5 adults in each workshop - so email now to secure your spot ASAP
#NationalPoetryMonth is still going strong, so be sure to complete your prompt today, and enjoy some time outside. Tag us and use our hashtags to get a shout out in our IG story!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Happy National Poetry Month!
We have decided to try (we use that word loosely) to supply you all with writing prompts every day this month as a way to #CureThroughCommunity. If you use the prompt, tag us in your story, or post it online using the hashtag, and we will share some of our favorites.
We can not wait to see what you all create!
P.s. this might be a great idea for even those that do not consider themselves “creatives”. You got this!
#UniteThroughDiatribe
Big shout-out to @eightwest8 for highlighting a few stories that really bring joy during a time that feels so heavy.
This greenhouse will be certainly getting our business after this pandemic ends.
#CureThroughCommunity
Hey Diatribe family,
We would like to challenge you to #CureThroughCommunity and we hope that you will join us.
Have you seen someone going above and beyond to create community, or teachers/schools going above and beyond to reach those they serve? Have you been creating art to bring people together? If so, share the stories along with this hashtag so when people need a “pick me up” they can search this hashtag to see some of the light still shining in the world.
And if you haven’t seen it, try to create it!
We believe in you. Keep shining y’all.
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, you name it! We want you to write it! Today's prompt is to write about your favorite food! If you have trouble finding inspiration, try writing as if you're talking to someone who has NEVER had, or heard of, the dish that you're writing about!
Tag our page and use our hashtags to get a shout out in our IG story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Check yourself out today!! Our prompt for #NationalPoetryMonth this beautiful Saturday is challenging you to take a long hard look at all your lovely features. Then write about it!! Post your response to the prompt and tag us so we can show you off in our story.
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Swipe to see some mid-snack joy 🍎Haikus are a fun & easy way to get your feelings down in a format that's sometimes challenging. 5 syllables in the first line, then 7 syllables in line 2, then 5 syllables to finish it. Sounds easy enough, right?? Write one today about quarantine snacks, and if you feel especially called to- share yours with us and get a shout out in our story! .
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Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
What weird facts do you know?🤔
Tell us in the comments below & check out our story for some today!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Another day of national poetry month, means another prompt!
Maybe get outside, dust off the notebook, and enjoy the weather while you spread some light yourself?
#curethroughcommunity #UniteThroughDiatribe
These photos make all of our team's hearts burst! Both group shots represent 2 successful years of summer programming to West MI's next generation of creatives. In the short weeks we had with them- in 2018 and 2019- we saw our students sore to new heights, watched them grow out of their shells and into their power, and at the end, we got to sit back and watch them wow us with their growth. This year, we're making it even more accessible by going online! We will be meeting once a week for 9 weeks, via Zoom. If you, your students, your child, or your friends are interested in taking part in our FREE summer programming - please email Rachel@TheDiatribe.org to be added to the list. We are playing with the idea of allowing creatives of all ages in these workshops, so reach out if this sounds interesting to you!
We will be capping the workshops at 25 students and 5 adults in each workshop - so reach out ASAP!
If you'd like to know more about what our summer programming is like, check the link in our bio!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
It's a beautiful day to write a letter, don't you think? Today we're challenging y'all to think ahead...What would who you'll become in 5 years need to hear from current-you? What about in 10 years? In 20? The possibilities are endless! Share your responses to this #writingprompt using our hashtags & tag us so we can show your work off in our IG story!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
We love empowering youth through art, because it gives them the opportunity to say what's on their hearts. With the prompt for #NationalPoetryMonth this Thursday, we challenge you to release some truths onto paper today!
The first pic is of our delightful students from our first year of summer programming! 👀See the focus in their engagement?!🤯
If you've been following along with us, completing those prompts and getting inspired and engaged yourself, maybe you'd want to be a part of this year's program? If you, a student you know, or maybe a friend of yours is interested in taking part in our FREE summer programming - please email Rachel@TheDiatribe.org to be added to the list. We are playing with the idea of allowing creatives of all ages in these workshops, so reach out if this sounds interesting to you!
We will be capping the workshops at 25 students and 5 adults in each workshop - so reach out ASAP!
If you'd like to know more about what our summer programming is like, check the link in our bio!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Sometimes, you need to let the darkness out before you can see the light. As we progress through #NationalPoetryMonth, this prompt is to get all of us in the practice of shaking off the dust! Share your answers if you're feeling brave enough, and tag us so we can show it off in our story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
DnD via Zoom. #curethroughcommunity
#UniteThroughDiatribe
This young man deserves a shout-out!
I have had the honor of working with tens of thousands of students, but this human right here is truly a rare breed.
Last week at one of our school assemblies with the_diatribe I started off by apologizing if I was off my game.
I was shaky, I had slept in a hospital bed beside by fiancé who just had a bilateral mastectomy (in April was diagnosed with stage 3B breast cancer), and I was running on barely 3 hours of sleep.
I shared a poem I had written about where I was at mentally, and the difficulty of juggling life while trying to be a present loved one for the person I care about most.
After this assembly a young man said “Can I talk with you?” I of course said “absolutely”. This young man’s name is Isiah.
Isiah: “Mr. Fable. Can I give you a gift?”
Me: “What is your name my friend? Also, you don’t have to give me anything.” Isiah: *Pulls out a metal band from his pocket* “I really appreciate you sharing your story, and I hope your fiancé gets better. I want to give you this bracelet. My grandma was like my mother and was diagnosed with cancer when I was really little. This bracelet kept me strong, and I want to give it to you so that you remember to be strong. I know she is going to beat this, but because you talk to a lot of people, I hope that when she does beat this and you meet someone else that needs strength - you will give this to them to remind other people to be strong too”
At this point I am crying my eyes out.
I told Isiah that I hope he knows that not many middle school students are as emotionally intelligent as him. That he is rare, but truly a dynamic, person with a heart that will take him further than he knows.
I promised Isiah that I would keep this close, and that I would absolutely use it to give me strength.
When I no longer need it, I will absolutely pass it to the next human who needs it along with Isiahs story.
#MyDiatribe #UniteThroughDiatribe
Answer these questions in the comments below: what kind of workshops would you want us to create? What are you looking to learn right now?
Our team of talented local artists are looking to curate workshops in the very near future! We are looking to our community to see what knowledge they'd like us to drop on them. As we have a plethora of life experiences, we have a lot to share, so please be candid with us ♡ .
Second slide is the prompt today for #NationalPoetryMonth. Let's get abstract!
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Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Check yourself out today!! Our prompt for #NationalPoetryMonth this beautiful Saturday is challenging you to take a long hard look at all your lovely features. Then write about it!! Post your response to the prompt and tag us so we can show you off in our story.
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Another day of national poetry month, means another prompt!
Maybe get outside, dust off the notebook, and enjoy the weather while you spread some light yourself?
#curethroughcommunity #UniteThroughDiatribe
Swipe to see some mid-snack joy 🍎Haikus are a fun & easy way to get your feelings down in a format that's sometimes challenging. 5 syllables in the first line, then 7 syllables in line 2, then 5 syllables to finish it. Sounds easy enough, right?? Write one today about quarantine snacks, and if you feel especially called to- share yours with us and get a shout out in our story! .
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Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
What weird facts do you know?🤔
Tell us in the comments below & check out our story for some today!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
These photos make all of our team's hearts burst! Both group shots represent 2 successful years of summer programming to West MI's next generation of creatives. In the short weeks we had with them- in 2018 and 2019- we saw our students sore to new heights, watched them grow out of their shells and into their power, and at the end, we got to sit back and watch them wow us with their growth. This year, we're making it even more accessible by going online! We will be meeting once a week for 9 weeks, via Zoom. If you, your students, your child, or your friends are interested in taking part in our FREE summer programming - please email Rachel@TheDiatribe.org to be added to the list. We are playing with the idea of allowing creatives of all ages in these workshops, so reach out if this sounds interesting to you!
We will be capping the workshops at 25 students and 5 adults in each workshop - so reach out ASAP!
If you'd like to know more about what our summer programming is like, check the link in our bio!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
#mydiatribe #unitethroughdiatribe
Here performing at KCA #thediatribegr the_diatribe we get to #perform #spokenwordpoetry for #kids we teach them #creativewriting #poetry & #publicspeaking #2020 #instagram #instagood #happyvalentinesday #nonprofit
We love empowering youth through art, because it gives them the opportunity to say what's on their hearts. With the prompt for #NationalPoetryMonth this Thursday, we challenge you to release some truths onto paper today!
The first pic is of our delightful students from our first year of summer programming! 👀See the focus in their engagement?!🤯
If you've been following along with us, completing those prompts and getting inspired and engaged yourself, maybe you'd want to be a part of this year's program? If you, a student you know, or maybe a friend of yours is interested in taking part in our FREE summer programming - please email Rachel@TheDiatribe.org to be added to the list. We are playing with the idea of allowing creatives of all ages in these workshops, so reach out if this sounds interesting to you!
We will be capping the workshops at 25 students and 5 adults in each workshop - so reach out ASAP!
If you'd like to know more about what our summer programming is like, check the link in our bio!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Sometimes, you need to let the darkness out before you can see the light. As we progress through #NationalPoetryMonth, this prompt is to get all of us in the practice of shaking off the dust! Share your answers if you're feeling brave enough, and tag us so we can show it off in our story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
It's a beautiful day to write a letter, don't you think? Today we're challenging y'all to think ahead...What would who you'll become in 5 years need to hear from current-you? What about in 10 years? In 20? The possibilities are endless! Share your responses to this #writingprompt using our hashtags & tag us so we can show your work off in our IG story!
Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, you name it! We want you to write it! Today's prompt is to write about your favorite food! If you have trouble finding inspiration, try writing as if you're talking to someone who has NEVER had, or heard of, the dish that you're writing about!
Tag our page and use our hashtags to get a shout out in our IG story! Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Our 2020 Virtual Poetry Pop Up is just 4 days away! The memories of past pop ups are so close to us, it seems like just yesterday when we had our first one! We will be streaming the virtual showcase of our current summer programming students live via Facebook this Saturday, see our previous post for more details, link to the event is in our bio, and check out our Facebook page!
We are so grateful to the Grand Rapids Community Foundation (@grcommfound) and their Youth Grant Committee. We are one of their 15 grant partnerships for this year!
The Youth Grant Committee at Grand Rapids Community Foundation is an opportunity for students from public, private and home-school high schools.
To learn more about the Youth Grant Committee, head to http://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/additional-funds/youth-grant-committee
💥👀Our summer programming is FREE & now more accessible than ever!👏🏽 💯 We'll be bringing the same dynamic creative energy that we always do, this time over Google Meet! Our educational director, Rachel Gleason (@rachel_gleason_poet) is curating content specifically for this program, to build your poetic prowess through the net! How cool is that??? You don't want to miss this round of The Diatribe Summer Programming! Sign up today!
As an organization that lives and breathes for our community, we are so grateful to be held in the same regard by those around us. The love we are receiving in an otherwise hard time has been incredibly uplifting. @woosahoutfitters has created these 4 posters, uplifting words 4 of our org's teaching artists through paper and ink! Every message is from a black artist living in Grand Rapids, speaking truth to black experience in our country. This is what #doingthework looks like, y'all!!!
We are so overjoyed to see the final product of this very emotional project. Huge thank you to Woosah Outfitters. (Did we mention only 100 of these babies will be released??)
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😍🔥 Shoutout to the teaching artists/staff involved:
@kydkanepoetry
@iamautopilot
@joce_oh_lyn
@fableistruth
We would like to take the time to recognize a local graphic designer- Luis Fernandez! We have him to thank for the Grand on this photo, so you'll be seeing his work on several of our future posts! Check our bio for his LinkedIn to get connected with him. Thanks, Luis!
The support our organization has received from the community in the wake of action has been so overwhelming! We are so thankful to everyone who has been getting involved, and look forward to being able to further serve a community that cares about us. Shout out to @carnevale_co for their donation & their continued support of our community ♡
Nov. 23rd at the Grand Showcase. Photo by Zmbiephrsh #UniteThroughDiatribe
Woo! When we say this filled our cup, y'all, we mean it!!
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This email is from a 9th grader who goes to the Grand Rapids Public Museum School. He wrote us to let us know his own thoughts about justice, and about how our work has inspired him! At the end of the email is the sweetest line: "I have been working hard and saved up for a few months now, I hope 200 dollars is enough to achieve new heights." Ahh!! Our hearts are melting!!
Believe us when we tell you, having the leaders of the future propping us up like this will always be what pushes us forward, and we know all too well that community is what takes us to new heights. We will continue to grow so that we can continue to work with phenomenal youth like this one! ❤🔥🔥
Our students are at the heart of our work. Regina (@reginaaaaaa.16 ) has been a part of our programming for the past few years, and we've watched her grow before our eyes into a fierce young poet. We want to shower her with love because we recently got the news she's been accepted into a prestigious program at @interlochenarts academy!!! Congratulations Regina! You are deserving of every blessing in your life. Watch out for the next generation of creatives, y'all, I promise you'll be hearing about her in the future!
3 DAYS AWAY FROM OUR 2020 VIRTUAL POETRY POP UP!!!!!!!!
Remember when we got to do live poetry in person?? WELL WE'RE STILL DOING IT LIVE, BABY!!! Just virtually!
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Catch us supporting & celebrating our incredible students, who have joined us via Zoom calls for the majority of their summer just to learn how to be better poets. We couldn't be any more excited for this show if we tried!!! You don't wanna miss it, folks!
Have you purchased your ticket yet? The day is almost here; only 10 to go. (The link to score your very own access to my workshop, or maybe a meet & greet with Rudy mf-ing Francisco is in my bio 📣) I'll be sharing the top ten reasons to go once a day until we get there, you can see those in my IG story ♡ .
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Just grateful to be a part of it.
#UniteThroughDiatribe #MyDiatribe #TheGrandShowcase
Pictured: Our educational director, @rachel_gleason_poet blowing kid's minds with our summer programming!! Summer programming has officially begun and we are SO EXCITED!!
We had nearly 28 register for our beginners class, and 18 showed up on the first day!
Shout-out our Education Director, Rachel Gleason, for knocking 2020-Summer-Programing-during-a-pandemic out of the park! And shout out to all of the dynamic young people taking time out of their summer to soak up more knowledge!
Our students must have this radar for when we need that extra push to keep #doingthework. Our Executive Director received this heartfelt message today & now we're all in gear to get things done.
THIS RIGHT HERE!!! is why we do what we do y'all!
Happy Wednesday, hope you're staying hydrated ♡
Society programs people into believing that it is normal to dislike what they do, that work isn’t enjoyable, and that successful dreamers are one in a million.
We live to shatter that false narrative, and manifest thoughts into becoming things.
News link in bio!
The Grand Showcase is Nov 23. Come dream with us!
#MyDiatribe #GrandRapids #UniteThroughDiatribe #SpokenWord #poetry
Cyd(the lemonade stand entrepreneur/youth extraordinaire) & our Executive Director @fableistruth interviewed with WOODTV8 today! We'll keep you posted on when to watch to catch the full scoop, & Cydney wanted us to tell you that she hopes to inspire people to be kind, be confident, and be you!!
Standing in front of nearly 1,000 students reminiscing about the first time I took the stage.
I was in high school, I was terrified, but I never would have guessed that I would be working with students one day preparing them to read for their entire school.
This year I met so many young people that can and will change the world, they will go so much farther than me, and I’m SO excited to watch them continue to soar. 📷 zmbiephrsh
#MyDiatribe #UniteThroughDiatribe #listenlearngrowtogether
My life changed for the better this decade because of community, love, and chosen family. But also because of me. Like damn, b, I deserve a pat on the mfing back for making it to 2020. After a bunch of unhealed bs, (generational, secondary, and first person trauma), I got kicked out of my mama's at 19, was essentially homeless and living on my best friend's bedroom floor, my great grandma died, and I had to start from scratch on my ideas of wealth, family, and my future. I had to learn how to be an adult without anyone showing me, I had to swallow my pride more than once, had to do shit I didn't want to do to get stable, I had to be weak to get strong like this and it was hard fucking work. But now I pay my own bills, I do my own shit, and I am the only person who gets to choose how I live my life. And it's beautiful. I have found so much light after darkness, so much love after trauma. This decade is coming to a close with real and tangible clarity, success, and strength. I'm setting the intention to blossom further in the one to come. I'm thankful for my wife, my loved ones, my new bf, and my community for making 2019 such a banger. .
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📸: elliotchaltry
#MyDiatribe #TheGrandShowcase2019 #UniteThroughDiatribe
For #NationalPoetryMonth, on top of writing prompts, we are also doing shout outs to some of our favorite poets in our story! Maya Angelou is, of course, a unanimous choice for our team, but we all have our own top picks, too!
Comment below to tell us who your fave is, and check our story for some new artists to follow 👏🏽 Let's #UniteThroughDiatribe and find a #CureThroughCommunity ♡
Contact/Booking: info@thediatribe.org We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
Site Design by KCAD students & faculty as part of the EPIC Project.
Contact/Booking: info@thediatribe.org
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
Site Design by KCAD students & faculty as part of the EPIC Project.