Pongo Poetry Project
Get Certified in the Pongo Method!
Get Certified in the Pongo Method!
Background Pongo has three decades of experience leading healing youth poetry programming in the Seattle area. We want to share our tried-and-true poetry facilitation techniques with educators, clinicians, and community leaders, like you, from across the country. Are you: A teacher looking for innovative ways...
Join the Pongo Poetry Circle, our monthly donor community!
Join the Pongo Poetry Circle, our monthly donor community!
Pongo Poetry Circle members offer vital support for our healing poetry programming. Visit this link to learn more and join today!
Events
Register for the NW Conference on Childhood Grief!
Register for the NW Conference on Childhood Grief!
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Pick up "Where Hope Seems Impossible," Pongo's 17th youth poetry anthology!
Pick up "Where Hope Seems Impossible," Pongo's 17th youth poetry anthology!
Read Well-Versed: Youth Poetry from Summer 2025
Read Well-Versed: Youth Poetry from Summer 2025
Read the latest edition of youth poems submitted to Pongo through Well-Versed, our online poetry submission program!
Schedule a Custom Training on the Pongo Method!
Schedule a Custom Training on the Pongo Method!
29 Years of Service and Counting Pongo has surveyed 1,920 of our youth authors and been the subject of multiple academic studies, all of which indicate the significant therapeutic benefits of our method. Based on this extensive evidence of success, Pongo has established a program...
Read our latest youth poetry column in Real Change!
Read our latest youth poetry column in Real Change!
Read Pongo Youth Poetry in the South Seattle Emerald
Read Pongo Youth Poetry in the South Seattle Emerald
Get Involved with Pongo!
Get Involved with Pongo!
Sign up for Pongo's Newsletter!
Sign up for Pongo's Newsletter!
Pongo Teen Writing Project Email Forms
Read Pongo's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan!
Read Pongo's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan!
Learn more about Pongo will expand and deepen our impact on young people nationwide through 2026!
Get Involved!
Apply Today: Join a Pongo Committee!
Apply Today: Join a Pongo Committee!
Overview Pongo has a series of committees, each tasked with leading a specific area of our work. Committee members make plans, monitor progress, report on their findings, and make recommendations to our Board of Directors based on their work. Serving on a committee is an...
Donate to Pongo!
Donate to Pongo!
Pongo Poetry Project invites you to join us in sharing the healing power of poetry by making a donation today.
Training & Workshops - Pongo Poetry Project
Training & Workshops - Pongo Poetry Project
29 Years of Service and Counting Pongo has surveyed 1,920 of our youth authors and been the subject of multiple academic studies, all of which indicate the significant therapeutic benefits of our method. Based on this extensive evidence of success, Pongo has established a program...
Pongo Poetry Project Website
Pongo Poetry Project Website
Pongo Poetry Project is a Seattle-based nonprofit that uses personal poetry to inspire healing and growth among youth coping with traumas.
Youth Poetry: Read & Write with Us!
Well-Versed: Pongo Poets Online - Share Your Poems With Us!
Well-Versed: Pongo Poets Online - Share Your Poems With Us!
Since 2012, we have received thousands of poetry submissions through our website from young writers across the world.
Pongo Bookstore
Pongo Bookstore
Check out Pongo's Bookstore. Pongo Poetry Project’s mission is to engage youth in writing poetry to inspire healing and growth.
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