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Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate

About Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate

The Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate (MYPL) celebrates our nation’s top youth poets who are committed to artistic excellence, civic engagement, and social impact. Teen writers (ages 13-19) are invited to submit a portfolio of their original poetry and a CV that showcases their artistic excellence and community impact. Local and State Youth Poet Laureates participate in dozens of national convenings, workshops, and performances each year.

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  • Online – Youth Poet Laureate Commencement Live Stream

    Virtual Event

    Join us for the Youth Poet Laureate livestream. The Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate will be announced, and you can watch with us as we celebrate this powerful moment for young voices across the country.

    Free

About the NYPL Program and Urban Word

Founded in 2008, the National Youth Poet Laureate Program is an initiative of Urban Word – the largest and most comprehensive youth literary arts organization in the country – in collaboration with local arts and literary organizations, Arts Councils and library systems; and is supported by the leading organizations in our field, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Academy of American Poets, the Poetry Coalition, the Library of Congress, the National Parks Service, and the Kennedy Center.

The Local Minnesota YOUTH POET LAUREATE® PROGRAM is a program of the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with Urban Word.

Did you know?

  • National Youth Poet Laureate serves 100 + cities, states & counties
  • FEATURED IN: CNN / PBS/ NPR / BBC / NY Times/ LA Times/ Washington Post/ The Guardian
  • PERFORMED IN: City Halls/ the Library of Congress/ White House / the U.S. Capitol
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