StoryCraft part 4: Intentions, a king, and the taste of freedom

The inaugural cycle of StoryCraft, a partnership between BPR and Asheville Writers In The Schools and Community, used an exploration of the senses as our north star during a series of six youth storytelling workshops at the Grant Center. Our goal was to facilitate a genuine experience of identity exploration at a variety of levels through: Simplicity: making sure their experiences and voices are captured without concerns of format, right or wrong. Emotional engagement of the senses: allowing the inner landscape to be voiced through it. Allowing students to ground on their past, present and future in exploring roots and wings. In Part 4 of our series - we bring you to some of those workshops to experience the profound impact of this collaboration between artist mentors and local middle school youth. We also share 12-year-old Clement Davidson's rhythmic and empowering poem "Who I Am." Clement developed his piece over the course of several weeks, and play a key role in encouraging his