The Roots and Wings Project

In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re sharing a selection of contemporary women poets 📚
Selected excerpts exploring voice, care, identity, and becoming, featuring Aja Monet, Mayda del Valle, Rupi Kaur, Warsan Shire, and Yesika Salgado ✨

ROOTS TO SKY Summer Creative Writing Workshop 2026

Become a published author 📚 Cultivate your voice and learn the tools of the craft.

Participants are published in a collective book, receive a stipend 💸, and take part in free, inspirational writing classes led by working professionals at Pop-Hop Books Co-Op in Highland Park.

Workshops meet twice a week for six weeks, led by Jesse Bliss and guest artists, culminating in a book release celebration 🎉📖

Snacks, notebooks, and a Roots and Wings Project library are provided 📝🍪

Ages 14–18

With support from the TahDah Foundation ✨

Only a few spots remain ⏳ Register now

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Dolores Huerta is a force of nature, encouraging women to delegate and be in their full power to contribute energy toward making positive change in the world. She has dedicated her life to fighting for
equity and justice. We are grateful for her work and inspiration. 🦋✨

WomenArtists

🎨Frida Kahlo used art to heal herself from physical and emotional pain. Her husband was a celebrated and regarded painter, but, as a woman, it wasn’t until after her death that the world acknowledged the magnitude and beauty of her paintings.

Frida’s work celebrates the power women hold to rise above adversity, to see with clarity and endure with grace, striving for dreams in a world that undermines our capability, denies us opportunities, and fails to protect us. These contributions are immeasurably and eternally valuable. 🦋✨

We honor Ms. Kahlo’s contributions to humanity through her exquisite art. We are grateful for the ways her work continues to uplift women, pay homage to our struggle and remind us of what is possible. ❤️‍🔥✨

🗣️ Happy Women’s History Month! 🌎

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