Join Urban Word for a night of powerful poetry by youth who are changing the world through words at the 2022 Youth Poet Laureate Commencement.
ON FRIDAY, MAY 20TH, 6 PM EST, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE YOUTH POETS WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS EVENT FEATURES THIS YEAR’S REGIONAL WINNERS & NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE FINALISTS.
This event will be streamed in partnership with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (@kennedycenter), America’s premier performing arts center in Washington, D.C.
Special performance by 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate, Alexandra Huynh (@alexandra0huynh)
Hosted by our Artistic Director and Kennedy Center Next 50 Leader, Mahogany L. Browne (@mobrowne)
A Special Welcome by Marc Bamuthi Joseph (@bamuthi360), Artistic Director, Kennedy Center
Concluding the event, we will announce the 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate.
Get your tickets at the Kennedy Center online at: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/2022/05-may/national-youth-poet-laureate-commencement/