16 00022 The Mute Collective: Camden Poets Performance test
Description
They study the art of poetry. They are young, gifted, talented, and fearless. They are individuals that work as a team. They teach 50 middle school students about poetry. They tell stories of pain, trauma, joy, and family. They are The Mute Collective.[caption id="attachment_618" align="alignnone" width="1000"]
![Camp Freedom Site Director Antonio Vega looks as The Mute Collective Performs.](http://njplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2143-1170x731.jpg)
![Why Mute? The poetry speaks for itself.](http://njplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2222-1170x731.jpg)
![In the wrong order, Aaliyah, Ginoshka, Chaly, Alyza, Julie, John, and Deja pose for a picture after performing at W/N W/N open mic event in Philadelphia.](http://njplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2203-1170x731.jpg)
![Students by day, poets by all day](http://njplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2195-1170x731.jpg)
![img_2146](http://njplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2146-1170x731.jpg)
![The Mute Collective is mostly high school students from Camden, NJ.](http://njplatform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_2144-1170x731.jpg)
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