Category: Press
Poetry & Pepperoni: Pizza boxes are the pages for young people’s verses
April 12, 2016/The New Orleans Advocate
Would you like a poem with that? Buy a pizza, get some poetry at New Orleans restaurants
April 6, 2016
“The young poet’s subject matters range from lighthearted, such as annoying brothers and food, to more serious subjects, such as family issues and discrimination.”
The Times-Picayune wrote an article about the Pizza Poetry Project and the “magical pairing” of the two things everyone loves: youth writing and pizza. Poetry is playful, fun, and free in structure, allowing it to be a highly accessible form of writing for young people. Also, kids loves pizza. Read the full article here.
NOLA.com’s Best 11 Parties of 2015 features Big Class’s A Dark and Stormy Night
December 29, 2015/NOLA.com
Big Class’s annual gala, A Dark and Stormy Night, was on NOLA.com’s Best 11 Parties of 2015 list! A Dark and Stormy Night featured a silent auction, a reading of ghost stories, and, of course, all things haunted. View the full list: http://www.nola.com/society/index.ssf/2015/12/best_11_new_orleans_parties_of.html#3
Pizza Poetry April 17th
April 13, 2015/Fox 8 Morning Edition
Big Class Makes Big Impact On Kids’ Writing
November 13, 2014
“When I’m in Reading class, I think of a good poem, my light bulb just goes off,” Akilah tells me. “And I’m like I can’t wait to write this in Big Class. And I get so excited. I come here and I’m like woo-hoo!”
New Orleans Public Radio wrote a great piece on Big Class as a safe third space for kids to explore creative ideas and hone their writing skills in the midst of a test-drive education culture. Read the full article: http://wwno.org/post/big-class-makes-big-impact-kids-writing
Big Class provides forum for everyone to tell their stories
September 29, 2014
The Louisiana Weekly recently penned an article on Big Class programming and history! Read the full article here: http://www.louisianaweekly.com/big-class-provides-forum-for-everyone-to-tell-their-stories-2/
Pizza and Poetry, Together at Last
April 18, 2014
“Unless you count Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore,” pizza and poetry don’t often intersect. But today, customers in Oakland and New Orleans will get an order of stanzas delivered with their slices.”
Food & Wine Magazine did a great write-up of the Pizza Poetry Project and our friends at the 510 Project in Oakland, CA! See the full article: http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/pizza-and-poetry-together-last
10-year-old NOLA poet writes “The Women Revolution”
April 18, 2014/BrassyBrown.com
Pizza Poetry Project highlights students poems on pizza boxes
April 14, 2014/Gambit
Big Class in New Orleans will publish more than 1,000 young writers by the end of the school year
October 3, 2014/nola.com
Poetry & Pepperoni: Pizza boxes are the pages for young people’s verses
April 12, 2016/The New Orleans Advocate
Would you like a poem with that? Buy a pizza, get some poetry at New Orleans restaurants
April 6, 2016
“The young poet’s subject matters range from lighthearted, such as annoying brothers and food, to more serious subjects, such as family issues and discrimination.”
The Times-Picayune wrote an article about the Pizza Poetry Project and the “magical pairing” of the two things everyone loves: youth writing and pizza. Poetry is playful, fun, and free in structure, allowing it to be a highly accessible form of writing for young people. Also, kids loves pizza. Read the full article here.
NOLA.com’s Best 11 Parties of 2015 features Big Class’s A Dark and Stormy Night
December 29, 2015/NOLA.com
Big Class’s annual gala, A Dark and Stormy Night, was on NOLA.com’s Best 11 Parties of 2015 list! A Dark and Stormy Night featured a silent auction, a reading of ghost stories, and, of course, all things haunted. View the full list: http://www.nola.com/society/index.ssf/2015/12/best_11_new_orleans_parties_of.html#3
Pizza Poetry April 17th
April 13, 2015/Fox 8 Morning Edition
Big Class Makes Big Impact On Kids’ Writing
November 13, 2014
“When I’m in Reading class, I think of a good poem, my light bulb just goes off,” Akilah tells me. “And I’m like I can’t wait to write this in Big Class. And I get so excited. I come here and I’m like woo-hoo!”
New Orleans Public Radio wrote a great piece on Big Class as a safe third space for kids to explore creative ideas and hone their writing skills in the midst of a test-drive education culture. Read the full article: http://wwno.org/post/big-class-makes-big-impact-kids-writing
Big Class provides forum for everyone to tell their stories
September 29, 2014
The Louisiana Weekly recently penned an article on Big Class programming and history! Read the full article here: http://www.louisianaweekly.com/big-class-provides-forum-for-everyone-to-tell-their-stories-2/
Pizza and Poetry, Together at Last
April 18, 2014
“Unless you count Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore,” pizza and poetry don’t often intersect. But today, customers in Oakland and New Orleans will get an order of stanzas delivered with their slices.”
Food & Wine Magazine did a great write-up of the Pizza Poetry Project and our friends at the 510 Project in Oakland, CA! See the full article: http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/pizza-and-poetry-together-last
10-year-old NOLA poet writes “The Women Revolution”
April 18, 2014/BrassyBrown.com
Pizza Poetry Project highlights students poems on pizza boxes
April 14, 2014/Gambit
Big Class in New Orleans will publish more than 1,000 young writers by the end of the school year
October 3, 2014/nola.com
