The beginning of this book of poetry gives you a colorful background of why Get Lit was started and how it is effecting change in the youth.

“Get Lit was founded in 2006 and it now reaches over 20,000 young people and who despite the odds stacked against them, have transformed their lives in amazing ways."(Get Lit, 2016).

Get Lit is a collection of poetic voices and stories. Some will make you snap your fingers in agreement, clap with joy or rent your heart in two once you learn about their tragic upbringing. Get Lit has certainly turned seemingly powerless situations into powerful testimonies of this group.

My reaction to this book is one overwhelming positive and hopeful. This remarkable group of youth had an uncanny way of reaching out with their words.

If you believe poetry is still alive and want to witness the transformative power of it…I do highly recommend this one!