We are Utah high school language arts teachers. We have brought poetry slam into our classrooms, we have built teams, programs, and courses, and we have hosted competitions and workshops at our schools. We have watched poetry change lives. Our goal is to create and share curriculum that can be used in every Utah high school. We want to dispel the taboos that are associated with slam and help teachers, administrators, districts and communities understand that performance poetry can be the most valuable, educational, and empowering cross-curricular literary art. Our goal is to make poetry slam an officially recognized Utah High School Activities Association interscholastic arts activity.
Steve Haslam - President/Founder
Copper Hills High School Kyle Nelson - UHSPSI Board
Lone Peak High School |
Chris Atkin - Vice President
Copper Hills High School Sally Wilde - UHSPSI Board
Herriman High School |
Regan Gull - USHPSI Board
Skyridge High School Steve Barfuss - UHSPSI Board
Paradigm High School Not pictured yet:
Amanda Hurd - UHSPSI Board Kearns High School Josh Brothers - UHSPSI Board Jordan School District Office Joseph Rogan - UHSPSI Board Skyline High School |