Get Lit Rising: Words Ignite. Claim Your Poem. Claim Your Life.

Step into the world of spoken word with the Get Lit Players, a generation of young poets using rhythm, rhyme, storytelling, and performance to speak their truth and take on the issues that matter to them.

Step into the world of spoken word with the Get Lit Players, a generation of young poets using rhythm, rhyme, storytelling, and performance to speak their truth and take on the issues that matter to them.

Get Lit Rising brings the voices and experiences of these talented young writers to the page through original poetry and powerful spoken-word performances. Their poems explore identity, culture, family, friendship, love, belonging, social justice, and the challenges—and possibilities—of growing up. Together, the poems offer an honest, diverse, and deeply personal portrait of young people finding their voices and figuring out their place in the world.

But spoken word isn't just about what you say—it's about how you say it. Readers will experience poetry as a living art form, discovering how word choice, rhythm, repetition, imagery, voice, and performance can transform an idea or experience into something powerful.

Standards-aligned and designed for both classroom and independent reading, Get Lit Rising invites students to read closely, listen deeply, discuss big ideas, and experiment with their own writing. The Get Lit Players demonstrate that poetry doesn't have to stay on the page: it can be performed, shared, challenged, celebrated, and used to make your voice heard.

Whether you're already a poet or have never written a line of poetry before, Get Lit Rising is an invitation to pick up a pen, find your rhythm, and say something that matters.