The power of Spoken Word and Hip Hop Poetry: giving voice to personal and social truth, finding identity, defining self.
UMV is proud of all the members who graduated this year! Now, get out there and turn this world inside out. "Live Loud. Love Hard. Stay Grounded." --Tricia, Founder, Program Director, Teaching Artist
"Thank you for inspiring me and proving that this work matters here in NEPA"
Urban Mountain Voices (UMV) is a FREE after-school program serving Monroe, County PA. We provide uncensored, safe space where young adults ages 13- 19 can express themselves freely through creative writing and spoken word poetry performance. We meet every Friday, 4:30 - 6:30pm on the ESU Campus in East Stroudsburg. All are welcome!
“UMV is a personal relief for students that just need someone to listen to them, and also it's a great way to expose problems (in the community, school or family) that need to be dealt with through the amazing power of writing and spoken word. Also if you just want to improve your writing skills UMV is a great way to do so.” –Carl Watts, ESHS-South