Poems, interviews, artwork and testimonials by youth participants, with some poems and testimonials written by adult participants.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ART FROM ASHES HAS A NO-CENSORSHIP POLICY TO ALLOW YOUTH COMPLETE CREATIVE FREEDOM!

Confidence-Marely Guzman

Confidence by Marely Guzman, 14, from Centro de Aprendizaje y Tutorías-Honduras

Hoping for a Brighter Black Friday

As shopping madness begins, please also give to the young people who need us.

Youth Poets Are Powerful

Amanda Gorman mesmerized our nation —article by Camila Sotela

Badass-Ray Arterburn

The poem “Badass” written and performed by AfA youth poet Ray Arterburn

Celebration of Light 2020

Even in dark times we have much to celebrate, because light is always present!

beautiful photos of purple clouds in the sky

My Poems-Sammi Little

My Poems
by Sammi Little, 16

renaissance after the plague by luis-alfonso-orellana

Creativity: The Language of Change

In a time when feeling powerless is a frequent result of my doom-scrolling, I…

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Virtual Youth Workshops

During this out-of-control, Art from Ashes has been and will continue to provide…

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And We Be Dancin’

And we thought a FLOOD was a challenge! Who knew that as we weathered the trial of losing…