Ohio Poetry Association's 2021 Poet of the Year, Quartez Harris, visited East High School to hold a poetry writing workshop and read poems from his book, "We Made it To School Alive." The book is inspired by Quartez Harris' work as a teacher and gives voice to the experiences of the children he works with every day who deal with structural barriers, intergenerational poverty, educational negligence, and more.
Quartez also shared his inspiring journey to becoming a writer and encouraged scholars always to be a reader, regardless of whether they write. Every scholar in attendance received a copy of We Made it To School Alive.