The Voice Within Us program is a partnership between the Poetry and Poetics Colloquium and Y.O.U. (Youth Organizations Umbrella, Inc.), a youth development agency that provide services and leadership to meet the emerging needs of young people and their families in the Evanston community. The program consists of a series of poetry workshops with Y.O.U. students. The workshops are led by talented Northwestern students and overseen by faculty associated with Northwestern’s Poetry and Poetics Colloquium. A public reading at Northwestern University during National Poetry Month showcases the creative talent of the the Y.O.U. Students, and celebrates their work with the publication of a limited edition chapbook.