New poetry program helps incarcerated youth put feelings into words
A partnership between Shelby County and Tennessee Shakespeare Company called Poetic Justice teaches incarcerated kids about poetry. (Courtesy Tennessee Shakespeare Company)
Through a new poetry program, Tennessee Shakespeare Company is helping “youth begin to see that they can manage conflict and that others have conflict, too.”
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juvenile justice Tennessee Shakespeare Company Shelby County Sheriff’S Office Poetic JusticeChristin Yates
Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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