National Student Poet Sojourner Ahebee Visits Collinwood High School
A prestigious V.I.P. – Very Important Poet – visited Collinwood High School, in celebration of April as National Poetry Month. Sojourner Ahebee, National Student Poet Class of 2013, met with a group of promising Collinwood High School student writers, educators and community members for a poetry writing workshop and presentation. Also in attendance was Timothy Owens, Senior Library Program Officer, at the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington, DC.
Recently appointed one of five National Student Poets, chosen from among the national medalists in the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards, Sojourner will serve as a literacy ambassador to people across the country and around the world. She will share her passion for poetry and inspire her peers, through readings and workshops at libraries, museums and schools.
Sojourner attends Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where she majors in Creative Writing. Born in Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa, she left her birthplace at age 7, after the start of the Ivorian civil war. Her current home is Philadelphia, PA.
Sojourner’s visit to Collinwood was made possible by a collaboration between Cleveland Public Library and its staff and Collinwood High School. Caroline Peak, Collinwood Branch Manager, Amy Dawson, Manager, Ohio Center for the Book, Steve Capuozzo, Literature Department Librarian, Ohio Center for the Book, and Gail Greenberg, Media Specialist, Collinwood High School, planned and coordinated the day’s event.
Gail Greenberg
Gail Greenberg is the library media specialist at Collinwood High School.