Poet Kevin Coval to Visit North High School

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Poet Kevin Coval to Visit North High School
Wednesday, April 6
9:15 a.m. and again at 1:15 p.m.
North High School, 15331 Highway 41 N.
Renowned Poet Kevin Coval will be at North High School tomorrow to perform and lead workshops for freshmen and sophomore students at North. Coval, who the Boston Globe dubbed as Chicago’s “unofficial poet laureate,” has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry TV series four times and has written several poetry collections, including Everyday People and Slingshots: A Hip Hop Poetica. He is founder of Chicago’s Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam and the artistic director of Young Chicago Authors.
The visit also serves as the official kick off for a poetry competition for North’s sophomore class. 
 
The visit was made possible by a Classroom Enrichment Grant from the Rotary/PEF/Love Foundation.