Peter Kahn
Keynote Speaker: Spoken Word Educator, High School English Teacher & Author
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Peter Kahn Biography
A former Chicago social worker, Peter Kahn has been an English teacher since 1994 and a Spoken Word Educator since 2003 at Oak Park/River Forest High School. Kahn created the Spoken Word Poetry Educator position to help promote student engagement and voice, to close the opportunity gap, and to combat high ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) scores. In September 2022, Kahn extended his influence in education by becoming actively involved with 12 local schools in Central Ohio, focusing on poetry education.
Kahn is the founder and sponsor of Oak Park's Spoken Word Club — the largest school-based club of its kind in the world. Alumni include NBA champion, Iman Shumpert; former Scholastic Arts National Youth Poet Laureate, Natalie Richardson; National Youth Poet Laureate, Kara Jackson; and comedian, Langston Kerman (HBO, MTV, IFC, NBC, Comedy Central). Their success is celebrated annually during the "Schooled on Poetry" event each May, organized by Kahn. Several of Kahn's students have gone on to earn full-tuition scholarships to university as a result of poetry and to earn MFA’s in Creative Writing. Several have been published in Poetry magazine, two with work written while in high school. His students can be seen in the documentary, Louder Than a Bomb and Steve James’ Starz docu-series, America to Me.
A founding member of the London poetry collective Malika’s Kitchen, he co-founded the London Teenage Poetry Slam. He facilitated the visit of three Black-British writers to the US for events in Columbus and Columbia, South Carolina, thereby bridging the gap between the UK and US literary communities. As a Visiting Fellow at Goldsmiths-University of London, Kahn created the Spoken Word Education Training Programme.
Kahn earned his MA in English Education from The Ohio State University, student taught at Columbus East High School and taught for the Young Scholars Program. His impactful teaching methodology led to him receiving the Inspiring Teacher Award from the American Writers Museum. He was a featured speaker at the National Council of Teachers of English’s annual convention and runner-up in the NCTE and Penguin Random House Maya Angelou Teacher Award for Poetry.
Along with Patricia Smith and Ravi Shankar, Kahn edited "The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks" reviewed in The New York Times by Claudia Rankine. Along with Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, and former student Dan “Sully” Sullivan, he edited "Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School," deemed “Electric and Expansive” by Kirkus Reviews. Kahn’s 2020 poetry collection, "Little Kings" has poems featured in The London Guardian and The Forward Book of Poetry. One of his poems was also featured on the literary podcast, "The Slowdown."
In addition to his teaching and writing commitments, Kahn also hosts a podcast with Rich Robins and Langston Kerman, Arts Educators Save the World, where they have conversed with prominent figures such as Bradley Whitford, Cecily Strong, Josh Radnor, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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An acclaimed workshop leader, for an additional fee, Peter is available to do training sessions and to lead workshops. In addition to teaming with universities, he has led workshops with adults through the Poetry Foundation and the English and Media Centre (UK) and he has led a variety of workshops with young people between 10-18 years old at over fifty schools around the world. Peter enjoys being paired with alumni which include accomplished rappers, writers and educators.
Activating Student Voice through Spoken Word Poetry
A Journey From Poetry-Hater To Poet-Educator
Changing Lives Through Poetry
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Peter Kahn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Poetry, Literary, Authors, Youth, Education, Educational Motivational, Creative Writing, Professors, Family & Parenting, Workshop, Education Reform and Motivational.
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Peter Kahn generally travels from Columbus, OH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
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Peter Kahn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Poetry, Literary and Authors. The estimated speaking fee range to book Peter Kahn for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Peter Kahn generally travels from Columbus, OH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Gever Tulley, Baruti K. Kafele and Gloria Ladson-Billings. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Peter Kahn for an upcoming event.
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An acclaimed workshop leader, for an additional fee, Peter is available to do training sessions and to lead workshops. In addition to teaming with universities, he has led workshops with adults through the Poetry Foundation and the English and Media Centre (UK) and he has led a variety of workshops with young people between 10-18 years old at over fifty schools around the world. Peter enjoys being paired with alumni which include accomplished rappers, writers and educators.
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Activating Student Voice through Spoken Word Poetry
A Journey From Poetry-Hater To Poet-Educator
Changing Lives Through Poetry
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Peter Kahn | Recipient of the AWM’s 2024 Inspiration Award
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Poet Peter Kahn Conducts Poetry Workshop at Columbus City Schools
Centennial High School students in Sarah Barry’s English class stood before their peers to read poems they worked on during the week. The class listened as each student shared their experience with loss, grief, hope, celebration, or a funny memory. This in-class poetry reading is part of a yearlong workshop led by Peter Kahn, an educator, poet, and project creator. Kahn has worked as an English teacher and a Spoken Word Educator at Oak Park/River Forest High School. He is the founding member of the London poetry collective Malika’s Kitchen, co-founded the London Teenage Poetry Slam, and has poems featured in the London Guardian and The Foward Book of Poetry.
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A high school spoken-word club changed students' lives. Now, you can read their poems - NPR
When Peter Kahn became an English teacher at the Chicago-area Oak Park and River Forest High School, he was terrified of teaching poetry. "Poetry was my least favorite subject as a student, and my least favorite subject to teach as a teacher," he says. "I was terrible at it." So he asked a former student of his for help, who suggested the idea of a poetry slam — a competition in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience.
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America to Me, Episode 2 Recap: Same Old OPRF
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Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks In Form: An Interview with Peter Kahn
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How much does it cost to book Peter Kahn for a speaking engagement?
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What topics does Peter Kahn speak about?
Peter Kahn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Poetry, Literary, Authors, Youth, Education, Educational Motivational, Creative Writing, Professors, Family & Parenting, Workshop, Education Reform and Motivational. -
Where does Peter Kahn travel from?
Peter Kahn generally travels from Columbus, OH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Peter Kahn?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Peter Kahn for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Peter Kahn for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Peter Kahn or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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