HOUSTON - Mayor Sylvester Turner encourages city of Houston teens to attend one of the Youth Poetry Workshops being hosted through March by Houston Poet Laureate Deborah ‘D.E.E.P.’ Mouton.

"It's good for our young to learn the poetic tongue," the mayor said.

The workshops are designed for middle and high school students. Through poetry, participants will get to explore a variety of topics with one of the nation’s leading creative voices.

The Houston Poet Laureate Youth Poetry Workshops are part of the mayor's Complete Communities program to strengthen underserved neighborhoods.

Below is information about each free workshop.

Honoring the Past, Building the Future

July 26, 2018 | 3 PM

Shephard-Acres Homes Neighborhood Library

8501 West Montgomery, 77088

Undoing Generational Stereotypes

September 27, 2018 | 4 PM

Carnegie Neighborhood Library & Learning Center

1050 Quitman, 77009

Choosing American January 25, 2019 | 3:30 PM

HPL Southwest Express Library

6400 High Star, 77074

I Am Not My Mama’s Problems

March 21, 2019 | 5 PM

Flores Neighborhood Library

110 North Milby, 77003

To learn more about the City’s cultural programs visit, http://wwwhoustontx.gov/culturalaffairs and follow the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs on Facebook and Instagram @HoustonMOCA.