Podcasts about youth poet laureate

The City Council has been debating enacting “snap curfews” that would give police the power to declare a curfew to disperse large gatherings of young people anywhere in the city. The Triibe and South Side Weekly released a series explaining the proposal, curfews' effectiveness, and digging into these “teen trends.” Triibe reporters Tonia Hill and Corli Jay join us to discuss what they hear from city leaders, parents, and young people. Good News: Chicago's 2025 Youth Poet Laureate & Apply to be Chicago's next Poet Laureate Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this May 27 episode: Williamstown Theatre Festival Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas, the author of Roses of Arma, and the youngest guest Chris has ever interviewed — she's a high school sophomore. Chris and Naisha talk about the inspiring work of teaching teenagers poetry and how to balance self-awareness with self-confidence. Naisha also encourages listeners to be witnesses more than interpreters and how it's equally important to witness yourself and your presence in the world.For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate program enters its second year. And, UCSC and CSUMB campuses joined a national day of action to support higher education in response to proposed budget cuts.

Poet and activist Salome Agbaroji was awarded the prestigious role of National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States in 2023.A fighter for social justice, her identity is centred on being “an artist at its core”, aiming to inspire others through words.Earlier this week, Ms. Agbaroji sat down with UN News's Pooja Yadav at UN Headquarters in New York after taking part in commemorations for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.Art has the power to transform she told us, including the ability to “heal what's been broken”. 

In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas, the author of Roses of Arma, and the youngest guest Chris has ever interviewed — she's a high school sophomore. Chris and Naisha talk about the inspiring work of teaching teenagers poetry and how to balance self-awareness with self-confidence. Naisha also encourages listeners to be witnesses more than interpreters and how it's equally important to witness yourself and your presence in the world.FollowHost: Chris Duffy (Instagram | Website)LinksYouth Poet Laureate of DallasRoses of Arma by Naisha RandharSubscribe to TEDInstagram: @tedYouTube: @TEDTikTok: @tedtoksLinkedIn: @ted-conferencesWebsite: ted.comPodcasts: ted.com/podcastsFor the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elani Spencer is a 19-year-old poet based in Roanoke, Virginia. She was born and raised in Rochester, NY, and currently attends Hollins University where she is pursuing a bachelors of art in Creative Writing and a minor in Business. She is Roanoke's first ever Youth Poet Laureate, and she has appeared at many local art events, in newspaper articles, and on television programs like WDBJ7. Elani is currently interning with the Roanoke Arts Commission and she is also acting as the social media manager for Artemis as well as a reader for the editorial team.

Upcoming state legislature and state supreme court storylines in 2025. Milwaukee has a new youth poet laureate. Plus, explore earth-conscious New Year's resolutions with Dig In! and learn a new NA cocktail recipe.

Aleena Ahmed, a Bengali American poet and a junior at Nicolet High School, was selected as the youth poet laureate last summer by Woodland Pattern, a nonprofit book center and performance space. During her time as youth poet laureate, Ahmed says she's helped guide other young people in poetry camps and writing workshops.

Madison's Youth Poet Laureate is Justin Festge Russell, a graduate of Madison East High School and a First Wave scholar at UW-Madison. The program is in it's third year and […] The post A Conversation with Madison's New Youth Poet Laureate Justin Fes... appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

When creative writer Deidra White feels stuck with her writing, she tells herself to "write the poem that you need to read." This exercise helps with one of the most challenging aspects of writing: visualizing your audience.Deidra shares several other ways she likes to jump start her writing. She also describes how she rediscovered her passion for words as a nontraditional college student, why she enjoys teaching young people, and more. About Deidra WhiteDeidra White is a Lexington, KY, native, a University of Kentucky MFA graduate, and an aspiring Affrilachian poet.She received the 2022 Farquhar Award for Poetry for “Meihua;” the Patricia and William Stacy Endowed Fellowship for Distinguished Honors in English; and the William Hugh Jansen Fiction Award in the Art of Storytelling/Folklore for “Woodstock.” White was the 2023 winner of the Broadside Poetry Contest for “When They Came” and the 2023 winner of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Nonfiction Award for her contemporary piece, “DUCK." She was also the Keynote Speaker for the 2024 Youth Poet Laureate commencement. Her work engages the tradition of Affrilachian writing and explores the intricate dynamics of Black womanhood with an eye to connections of the past to present.

In this episode of Build Momentum, we are joined by Lauren Marie Hall Riggins, a senior manager at Empower Schools, a national nonprofit that partners with communities and educators to reimagine local education systems. Lauren is currently the Director of Youth Poet Laureate at VOICES Corporation, an organization offering culturally sustaining programs for young people, where she also serves as a board member and consultant. She is an experienced educator, researcher, and nonprofit leader with many notable achievements.This is the second episode in a four-part series focusing on rural collaboratives that are developing opportunities for students in specialized career pathways.Some Questions I Ask:Can you tell us more about Empower Schools? (01:34)What workforce issues are being addressed in the traditional CTE space? (04:04)What opportunities have you developed with higher education partners, and what challenges have you encountered? (07:05)How do you address funding in K-12 education collaboratives? (10:54)What credentials are you looking to offer in these collaborations, and how do they enhance students' futures? (14:19)How do the collaborations address student transportation? (19:21)What are your goals in rural collaboratives, and do you have to be rural to be part of them? (25:08)What other places across the country have built impressive collaborations to support students? (28:43)How do you share your powerful story of success? (31:33)In This Episode, You Will Learn:All about Empower Schools (01:46)Workforce issues traditional CTE addresses (04:19)Opportunities and challenges with higher education partners (07:35)Strategies for funding K-12 collaboratives (11:09)Pros and cons of credentials (15:41)Creative approaches to student transportation (19:34)Aspirational goals for education collaboratives anywhere (25:29)Which other states have built impressive collaborations (29:02)How Lauren shares her organization's success (31:49)Quotes:“I joke with my friends in the education innovation scene—excuse my language if we can't use this term—but someone needs to make transportation sexy. Why is no one innovating transportation?.”“We've created a situation where we have thousands and thousands of students across the country who have insane amounts of post-secondary debt and no real career prospects. … Post-secondary is important, but let's marry it with very intentional academic supports and a clear path that kids have explored and feel good about—and that leads to a family-sustaining wage.”“Rural collaboratives are a really unique way of maintaining community identity and collective efficacy, the sense that a group of people feel like they can do something well together, take care of their kids, [and] create a really strong regional economy.”Stay in touch with Lauren:LinkedInEmail: lhallriggins@empowerschools.orgStay in touch with Sarah Williamson:Free Case Study GuideSWPR GROUP WebsiteLinkedInStay in touch with Chad Bolser:LinkedInAbout "The Secret to Transformational Leadership," which Sarah co-authored with Dr. Quintin Shepherd:Transformational Leadership Secret websitePurchase the print or ebook

Are the kids all right? This question is foremost on the mind of parents, educators, and young people themselves. Students today are still grappling with the lingering effects of the covid pandemic, during which their schools closed and their education continued alone — or in many cases, their education and development stalled. Significant covid-related learning gaps continue to pose a challenge for many students. As graduation and summer approaches, the Vermont Conversation wanted to hear from students in their own words about their lives, concerns and challenges. We spoke with four high students from around Vermont, all of whom volunteer with Up for Learning, a nonprofit that brings together youth and adults to transform education with a focus on equity and justice. The student guests are: Auishma Pradhan, a junior at South Burlington High School who is a member of the Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee; Harmony Devoe, a freshman at Harwood Union High School, who was recently named Vermont's first Youth Poet Laureate; Jacoby Soter, a sophomore at Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans who is a student member of the Maple Run School Board; and Mea Ree Jan, a junior at Winooski High School and the Center for Technology at Essex who is also a member of the Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee. The students made clear that the problems of the world do not stop at the school house. Failed school budgets, racism, and Israel's war in Gaza were top of mind for many of them. Soter said the effects of covid on learning “is honestly much bigger than the actual covid crisis that was two years long. We're going to be feeling this for the next 10 years.” He said he sees a “disconnect between (students) that were that were able to have people in the house and help them with covid learning and everyone else. …There are a few kids who are really thriving and excelling socially, emotionally and in their academic career, and then there is everyone else who is really far behind.” Among the problems Soter sees are an increase in vaping and substance abuse that contribute to “behavioral problems inside school and many students not feeling safe around their peers because of those behavioral problems.” Auishma Pradhan said that she is deeply concerned about and affected by Israel-Gaza war. “This is the type of education that should be taught in school where it's very immediate and it's happening right now.” She said that “students would want to know about" it. "It's not okay.” “We should be able to show support,” she added. Mea Ree Jan agreed and said that she empathized with suffering Palestinians. She noted that her family “comes from a long history of ethnic cleansing from Myanmar.” She is now studying health care and hopes to work with a group like Doctors Without Borders. “I would like to be able to directly help.” Several of the students attend schools that have had their budgets voted down multiple times. Soter said that people are protesting rising taxes by voting against school budgets but “it only affects students because people in Montpelier, they don't take those no's as negatively as the students do.” Vermont Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Devoe read one of her poems. “It's about being Asian and being proud of my heritage,” she explained. “I wrote it when there were a lot of Asian hate times in the news. And that just affected me mentally.” Almond EyesBy Harmony Belle DevoeYou are born And into this life ofAlmond eyesCaramel skinDark chocolate hairA trifle of colorYou growAnd into this life ofSwitching of tongueBeads of phrases strung“Where are you really from?”You hear of gunshotsIn the streetsAdzuki bean sweetsThe surrenders and defeatsBow down to the white man's feetThey gave you your life Now you pretendYou don't feel the cuts of the knifeThey colonize their Asian wivesNow we riseThey must do more than just apologizeTheir wrongs will never be rightsWe realizeWe must fight for these rightsWe descend Like the godsAnd we growLike the cherry treeWe dissent We're not robotsAnd we knowWe cannot be controlledWe dieAnd from this life ofAlmond eyesCaramel skinDarkest chocolate hairWe leave Our legacy;Be proud Of your Asian heritageWe will build the bridgeYou will tread itMight have to mend itMentallyBut eventually, This will beOur legacyI stand in my Asian soulFullOf the foods and smells of the kitchenKare-kareScallionsHalo-haloPerfumeGolden sun medallionsSesame oilWe toil EndlesslyRelentlesslyFor the Western's greedNowFor equity, equality, and peaceI stand in my Asian soulMy head held highMy almond eyes

In this episode of SAL/on air, two poets from SAL's Youth Poetry Fellowship, Mateo Acuña and Aamina Mughal, talk about access to arts education, finding community in Seattle's literary scene, and about Mateo's forthcoming chapbook, "Dear Spanish." Published by Poetry Northwest Editions, "Dear Spanish" is an inquiry into identity, desire, and belonging to one's self.

On April 10th, 2024, Santa Cruz County's first ever Youth Poet Laureate honor was given to Dina Lusztig Noyes at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA. SC County Youth Poet Laureate finalists include Gregory Souza, Simon Ellefson, Madeline Aliah, and Sylvi Kayser. These poets read their work in conversation with Farnaz Fatemi, Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate. More info about the program here. Follow the program on Instagram @youthpoetlaureatesantacruz

In her new book of poems, “woke up no light” Leila Mottley writes: play dead / play docile / play along / stare a beast in its mouth and dare it to bite / this is the only way to know if / the country is still hungry. We talk to Leila Mottley, who was Oakland's 2018 Youth Poet Laureate, about her poetry, coming of age in the nation's gaze after the enormous success of her novel, “Nightcrawling,” and her hometown of Oakland. Guests: Leila Mottley, author, "woke up no light: poems" - Mottley was the 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate. She is also the author of "Nightcrawling," a New York Times bestseller.

Amy Roblero-Perez is ending her one-year term as the first Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate. We chat with her about her reaction to beign named to the position, what she's been doing the past year, and hear readings of her work. We'll also talk with Jordan Campbell, executive director of Gateway Regional Arts Center in Mt. Sterling, which sponsors the Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate program. He'll discuss how it got started and what young Kentucky poets can do to apply for the program in the future. Episode footnotes Learn more about Kentucky Writers' Day Watch the commencement of the National Youth Poet Laureate livestream, which includes the announcement of the next Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate Learn about the Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate program LISTEN TO BONUS AUDIO: Amy asks Jordan why he came back to Kentucky to serve the arts community

The upcoming solar eclipse: what to know and how to see it. “Utama" explores the impact of climate change for a couple in the Bolivian highlands. Milwaukee's first-ever youth poet laureate.

University leaders in Kentucky react to legislation that would restrict DEI initiatives at state college campuses, why Kentucky could see a record of voters in November, Gov. Beshear reacts to comments about challenging Sen. McConnell in 2026, and a new Youth Poet Laureate is announced.

In this episode of Build Momentum, we are joined by Lauren Marie Hall Riggins, a senior manager at Empower Schools, a national nonprofit that partners with communities and educators to reimagine local education systems. Lauren is currently the Director of Youth Poet Laureate at VOICES Corporation, an organization offering culturally sustaining programs for young people, where she also serves as a board member and consultant. She is an experienced educator, researcher, and nonprofit leader with many notable achievements. This is the second episode in a four-part series focusing on rural collaboratives that are developing opportunities for students in specialized career pathways.Some Questions I Ask:Can you tell us more about Empower Schools? (01:34)What workforce issues are being addressed in the traditional CTE space? (04:04)What opportunities have you developed with higher education partners, and what challenges have you encountered? (07:05)How do you address funding in K-12 education collaboratives? (10:54)What credentials are you looking to offer in these collaborations, and how do they enhance students' futures? (14:19)How do the collaborations address student transportation? (19:21)What are your goals in rural collaboratives, and do you have to be rural to be part of them? (25:08)What other places across the country have built impressive collaborations to support students? (28:43)How do you share your powerful story of success? (31:33)In This Episode, You Will Learn:All about Empower Schools (01:46)Workforce issues traditional CTE addresses (04:19)Opportunities and challenges with higher education partners (07:35)Strategies for funding K-12 collaboratives (11:09)Pros and cons of credentials (15:41)Creative approaches to student transportation (19:34)Aspirational goals for education collaboratives anywhere (25:29)Which other states have built impressive collaborations (29:02)How Lauren shares her organization's success (31:49)Quotes:“I joke with my friends in the education innovation scene—excuse my language if we can't use this term—but someone needs to make transportation sexy. Why is no one innovating transportation?.”“We've created a situation where we have thousands and thousands of students across the country who have insane amounts of post-secondary debt and no real career prospects. … Post-secondary is important, but let's marry it with very intentional academic supports and a clear path that kids have explored and feel good about—and that leads to a family-sustaining wage.”“Rural collaboratives are a really unique way of maintaining community identity and collective efficacy, the sense that a group of people feel like they can do something well together, take care of their kids, [and] create a really strong regional economy.”Stay in touch with Lauren:LinkedInEmail: lhallriggins@empowerschools.orgStay in touch with Sarah Williamson:Free Case Study GuideSWPR GROUP WebsiteLinkedInStay in touch with Chad Bolser:LinkedInAbout "The Secret to Transformational Leadership," which Sarah co-authored with Dr. Quintin Shepherd:Transformational Leadership Secret websitePurchase the print or ebook

Israel is preparing its forces for a possible ground invasion in Gaza. Gen. David Petraeus, former CIA director and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, joins us to talk about it. And, former Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro were charged alongside Trump for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. They both took plea deals and agreed to testify in future cases. Gwen Keyes Fleming, former district attorney in DeKalb County, Georgia, joins us to discuss what this means. Then, Nigerian-American Salome Agbaroji is this year's National Youth Poet Laureate. She's using her platform to celebrate Blackness and use joy as an act of resistance. Agbaroji joins us to talk about her work and advocacy.

Cincinnati has a new Youth Poet Laureate.

Hannah V. Sawyerr was recognized as the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore in 2016. Her spoken word has been featured on the BBC's World Have Your Say program, as well as the National Education Association's “Do You Hear Us?” campaign. Her written word has been included in gal-dem, Rookie, and xoNecole. She holds a BA in English from Morgan State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Sawyerr is an English professor at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Los Angeles, California. ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS is her debut novel. Learn more about her:https://www.hannahsawyerr.com/ Check out her book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-the-fighting-parts-hannah-v-sawyerr/19736590 Connect with her: https://www.hannahsawyerr.com/contact As mentioned at the top of the episode... Check out the NEASC webinar on AI and Education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQTlzpSvr2E Access the Leading in the Era of AI course free: https://www.shiftingschools.com/ Follow Tricia's newsletter to win a copy of All the Fighting Parts: https://allyed.org/

STOP EVERYTHING!! Our interview with THE Hannah V. Sawyerr is here!!! And just in time for the release of her highly anticipated YA ⁠#MeToo⁠ novel in verse: ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS Hannah V. Sawyerr was recognized as the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore in 2016. Her spoken word has been featured on the BBC's World Have Your Say program, as well as the National Education Association's “Do You Hear Us?” campaign. Her written word has been included in Essence, gal-dem, and xoNecole. She holds a BA in English from Morgan State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Sawyerr is an English professor at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Los Angeles, California. ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS is her debut novel. ⁠https://www.hannahsawyerr.com/ ⁠ (Book blurb from Goodreads) In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, (ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS is) a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency after a sexual assault within the church community. Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in using her tongue as her weapon—even when it gets her into trouble. After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson.    But Pastor Johnson isn't the holy man everyone thinks he is.  The same voice Amina uses to fight falls quiet the night she is sexually assaulted by Pastor Johnson. After that, her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping, and her best friend and boyfriend don't understand why the once loud and proud girl is now quiet and distant. In a world that claims to support survivors, Amina wonders who will support her when her attacker is everyone's favorite community leader.  When Pastor Johnson is arrested for a different crime, the community is shaken and divided; some call him a monster and others defend him. But Amina is secretly relieved. She no longer has to speak because Pastor Johnson can't hurt her anymore–or so she believes.  To regain her voice and sense of self, Amina must find the power to confront her abuser—in the courtroom and her heart—and learn to use all the fighting parts within her. Get your copy here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/hannsawyerr⁠ Add it to Goodreads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/98652414⁠ #OfthePublishingPersuasion⁠ HOSTED BY: Angela Montoya: ⁠@angelamontoya_author⁠ & Melanie Schubert: ⁠@melanie_schubert_writer⁠   ⁠#podcast⁠ ⁠#ALLTHEFIGHTINGPARTS⁠ ⁠#hannahVSawyerr⁠ ⁠#poetry⁠ ⁠#novelinverse⁠ ⁠#writing⁠ ⁠#Publishing⁠ ⁠#books⁠ ⁠#Bookstagram⁠ ⁠#bookish⁠⁠#IReadYA⁠ ⁠#YABookstagram⁠ ⁠#YABooks⁠ ⁠#BookRecs⁠ ⁠#HannahSawyerr⁠ ⁠#metoo⁠ ⁠#yanovelinverse⁠ ⁠#yabooks⁠ ⁠#yabookstagram⁠ ⁠#youngadultbooks⁠ ⁠#yalit⁠ ⁠#amuletbooks⁠ ⁠#ireadya⁠ ⁠#poems⁠ ⁠#debutauthor⁠ ⁠#2023debut⁠ ⁠#pitchwars2020⁠ ⁠#pitchwars

Ramya Ramana is an award-winning author, poet and lyricist. She was a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In addition to performing and writing, she has also worked as an educator and mentor for young women and poets. Ramana shares her Brief But Spectacular take on forgiveness. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ramya Ramana is an award-winning author, poet and lyricist. She was a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In addition to performing and writing, she has also worked as an educator and mentor for young women and poets. Ramana shares her Brief But Spectacular take on forgiveness. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Damini Awoyiga is a 16-year-old high school student.She is an activist, spoken word poet and Halifax's Youth Poet Laureate.Damini is the founder of Damini Creatives and the Afro-Indigenous Book Club.Learn more @damini.awoyiga

Today, we hear how providers fighting the high rate of drug overdoses in San Francisco are facing staffing shortages. It's the third installment of the new series 'In Harm's Way: Workers Battle the Overdose Crisis.' Then, a conversation with Oakland's new Youth Poet Laureate. And, we find a jazz scene in an unlikely place.

On the podcast today, we introduce you to our new health reporting intern, Jnae Thompson. Plus, Black Girl Magic will join the South Side Slow Roll, Madison's Youth Poet Laureate is working on her second book and UWSP is offering a certificate in Tribal Business Relations.

EPISODE 209: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:43) SPECIAL COMMENT: The Special Counsel is at the End Game. From The Wall Street Journal: “Some of Trump's close associates are bracing for his indictment and anticipate being able to fundraise off a prosecution, people in the former president's circle said...Jack Smith has all but finished obtaining testimony and other evidence” (about the classified documents Trump stole and stashed). What's more: Trump knows this is it. His attorneys John Rowley and Jim Trusty last night wrote a “Dear Attorney General Garland” letter that Trump clearly composed. I don't know exactly where this lands on the scale from Panic, to Desperately Trying To Gain Public Pity, to Lawyers Desperately Trying To Please Their Crazy Client. But it's desperate and childish and revelatory: “Dear Attorney General Garland: "We represent Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, in the investigation currently being conducted by the Special Counsel's Office. Unlike President Biden, his son Hunter, and the Biden family, President Trump is being treated unfairly. No President of the United States has ever, in the history of our country, been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and unlawful fashion. We request a meeting at your earliest convenience to discuss the ongoing injustice that is being perpetrated by your Special Counsel and his prosecutors. "Thank you for your attention to this matter." I understand Garland has composed his reply “Dear Mr. Rowley and Mr. Trusty, happy to meet you and your client, please come to my office at 123 Trump Pooped His Pants Didn't He? Avenue, Washington D.C." I know we all have Mueller Derangement Syndrome. But when the WSJ says it's over - it's over. B-Block (15:19) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Ron DeSantis will announce something everybody already knows. He'll announce it on Twitter, which will make all the Trump cultists hate Musk. And he'll announce it instead of something he just mentioned in passing the other day which is the first good reason he's given for supporting him over Trump. How would Trumpy try for a 3rd Term? And just when the CNN Town Hall thing seemed to be dying, its PR person sets it ablaze anew. (21:25) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Martin Shrkeli is back and weirder than ever; the Youth Poet Laureate's poem is banned in Florida because of one crazy parent; Matt Gaetz confesses the Republicans think of the Democrats as their "hostages" in the debt discussion. C-Block (27:45) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Layla's Heart and Rescue in Texas needs your help (28:45) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are reportedly engaged. Engaged in WHAT?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2020, Sah Pham was on a road trip with her mother through Vancouver Island. Along that journey, she recorded an audio piece about her mother's passage across the ocean from Vietnam.That story originally aired about three years ago for KUOW's RadioActive. Since then, Pham has been named Seattle Youth Poet Laureate and is graduating from college. We catch up with Pham to talk about her latest book of poetry and the influence her mother's story has on her journey into an uncertain future.We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW:https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside

In 2020, Sah Pham was on a road trip with her mother through Vancouver Island. Along that journey, she recorded an audio piece about her mother's passage across the ocean from Vietnam.That story originally aired about three years ago for KUOW's RadioActive. Since then, Pham has been named Seattle Youth Poet Laureate and is graduating from college. We catch up with Pham to talk about her latest book of poetry and the influence her mother's story has on her journey into an uncertain future.We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW:https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside

The teens are performing about things that matter to them — the state of their schools, their identities, isolation, struggles. And they have a place to get up on stage and express themselves.

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: we remember disability rights activist Judith Heumann who recently passed away. Plus, columnist Anu Pala reflects on International Women's Day. And Milena Khazanavicius gives you the scoop about applications for Halifax's Youth Poet Laureate.

Honoring NBC News legend Kerry Sanders as he plans to retire. Also, Future of Beauty: a glimpse into what could be the future of beauty with the use of bio-technology as it's already being used to produce insulin and some foods. Plus, Generation Next: the inspiring story behind Stephanie Pacheco a Bronx teen whose making her mark in the world of poetry as she was just named New York City's Youth Poet Laureate. And, Bill Nighy in studio 1A to talk about his role in the new drama film “Living.”

A vibrant live event courtesy of the City of Windsor's Poet Laureate & Storytellers' Program, held on September 17, 2022 in the Coach House of Willistead Manor, Windsor, Ontario.Featuring and presented by outgoing Youth Poet Laureate, Alexei UngurenaşuWith contributions by: Poet Laureate Emeritus Marty Gervais,Victoria Hecnar, Mbonisi Zikhali Zokhonto,Serafina Piasentin,Past Poet Laureate Mary Ann Mulhern, Peter Hrastovec,Chidera Ikewibe,Nick Hildenbrand,Jade Wallace,Christopher Lawrence Menard,Alexei UngurenaşuEdited for time. 

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 21.More on yesterday's big lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers, A new proposal could give you more time to learn about city business, We take a trip to the Dane County Fair, And we talk open records, meet Madison's first Youth Poet Laureate, and explore the power of kitsch in the second half of the show.

Oakland's 2018 Youth Poet Laureate Leila Mottley joins us to discuss her debut novel, Nightcrawling. The work, already an Oprah's Book Club Pick, has been described as “dazzling” and Leila has been named a New York Times “writer to watch.”

On April 22, 2022, Literary Arts Windsor and BookFest Windsor with funding from the Canadian Heritage Canadian Arts and Performance Fund celebrated a new outdoor and although very cool and rainy, well-attended event at Lanspeary Park in Windsor: BookFest Equinoxe. We welcomed wonderful musicians, but for rights issues, you'll just hear the fabulous poetry and conversation with Alex-Andrei (Alexei) Ungurenaşu, Windsor's Youth Poet Laureate and BookFest / Festival du Livre Planning chair during this episode. This event was made possible by generous funding from Canadian Heritage CAPF.  You'll hear a selection from: Kate Hargreaves, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, Nick Hildenbrand, and Jovan StefanovAll of whom kindly read at the launch and allowed us to record their performance. https://www.literaryartswindsor.ca/tag/equinox-2022-artists/We encourage you to check out the music from Flower Face here: https://www.flowerface.com/ And Madeline Doornaert here: https://www.soulcitymusiccoop.com/madelinedoornaert

Adael is proud to be from Worcetser. He has been writing and creating for as long as he can remember. What started as an interest in hip hop has blossomed into the opportunity oof a lifetime. Following his graduation from Burncoat High, Adael joined the City's first Create 508 program, where he found a passion for developing youth artists and growing the community. Adael looks forward to working with young people, including those in mental health and rehabilitation programs, in his two-year term as Youth Poet Laureate. Find Ace on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acexmeeks Listen, Like, Rate, Subscribe, Duh.

Rimel Kamran was named the 2022 Inaugural Cincinnati Youth Poet Laureate in April.

We continue our series highlighting debut authors, with a novel written when the author was just 17. Nightcrawling tells the story of a teenage girl Kiara struggling to support her family in Oakland. When a turn of events leads her into the world of nightcrawling, Kiara accidentally becomes a witness in a scandal within the Oakland Police Department. Author Leila Mottley, who is the former Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland, joins us to discuss.

The City of Madison is seeking a Youth Poet Laureate, the Dane  County Board is looking to address the healthcare workforce crisis, and there's good news and bad news on the COVID front.

Hawaii's new youth poet laureate, Kalehua Fung joins us on 'Muthaship' this week! She shares her winning poem inspired by Queen Liliuokalani. Fung says it's a story about the quilt the queen made during the overthrow of Hawaii. Fung says it took her an hour to write and she's still in shock over her big win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Under the Radar: We're marking this National Poetry Month by taking a look at our next generation of local poets. Who are the young writers and lyrical wordsmiths shaping the newest wave of poetry? And what about Massachusetts' poetry scene, which is rapidly expanding across the state? GUESTS: Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett, Boston's 2022 Youth Poet Laureate. Adael Francisco-Mejia, Worcester's 2022 Youth Poet Laureate. Danielle Jones, poet, educator, and Mass Poetry's program director.

In celebration of National Poetry Month we have a special guest - this year's Phoenix's Youth Poet Laureate Myra Kamel! In this episode we talk with Myra about how she how she fell in love with poetry and what inspires her to write poetry...but best of all, you get to hear a nature poem she wrote, titled, A Siesta. She also shares how she was inspired her to write her poem and ideas for how you can start writing a nature poem too. If you'd like to hear more about the Phoenix Youth Poetry Program, visit CYAZ.org. If you'd like to start a youth poetry program, visit UrbanWordNYC.org. And if you'd like to read and learn about poets visit poetryfoundation.org Here are links to all of Myra's poetry recommends in the episode: The Borderline (Myra's literary mag)- https://www.theborderlinemag.org/ Write the World - www.writetheworld.com Kid Spirit - www.kidspiritonline.com Scholastic Arts & Writing - www.artandwriting.org Polyphony Lit - (for high school students) www.polyphonylit.org Dandelion Press - www.dandelionpress.com Young Writers Initiative - www.tywi.org ReFrame - www.reframephx.org Virginia Piper Center for Creative Writing - www.piper.asu.edu Desert Dweller Podcast - find it on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts You can also follow Phoenix Youth Poets on Instagram at @phxyouthpoetlaureateprogram Interview captured on Zoom, SFX from Zapsplat and Garageband

Today we chat with the total QUEEN that is Hannah Sawyerr

The Austin Youth Poet Laureate program has landed in Austin! We here at Host Publications are thrilled to partner with the Library Foundation and the National Youth Poet Laureate Program led by Urban Word, with additional support from the Austin Public Library, Creative Learning Initiative, and Learn All The Time.  In this episode, we discuss the details of this exciting new program for young writers in Austin, and all of the benefits that it offers them, for their writing, their confidence, and for their engagement with their communities.  We had the opportunity to speak with the inaugural Teaching Artists who ran the application workshops this year, to hear about their experiences in the workshops and to get a better sense of what this program will offer young writers in Austin.    We spoke with Bianca Perez: (she/her) Bianca was born and raised in Mission, Texas – a small southern town bordering Mexico. She is currently an MFA Poetry candidate at Texas State University. Her poems have been published in The New York Quarterly, Re-side Magazine, Magma Poetry UK, ReclamationATX, Psst! Press' The Sappho Diaries, and East French Press. Forthcoming in The Ice Colony Anthology. She is also the co-host of a horror podcast with writer Stephanie Grossman. Her poetry centers on her Latin culture, spirituality, family, and womanhood. We also spoke with Steven Espada Dawson: (he/him) is a writer from East Los Angeles, currently working out of Austin. The son of a Mexican immigrant, he holds an MFA in poetry from Purdue University. He has served as poetry editor for Sycamore Review and Copper Nickel. Winner of the Barriss and Iola Mills Award and the Kneale Award, his poems have appeared recently or are forthcoming in The Adroit Journal, Best New Poets 2020, Colorado Review, Copper Nickel, Gulf Coast, Hobart, Kenyon Review Online, Split Lip Magazine, and Waxwing, among other journals.   We want to encourage any and all interested folks to apply for the Youth Poet Laureate position this year by Sunday, August 15, 2021, at 11:59pm, or to take the Application Workshops next year for a fully immersive creative experience. Head on over to the Library Foundation's website for more information on how to apply, and follow Library Foundation ATX and Host Publications on social media for updates on deadlines, the inaugural winner, readings and the forthcoming chapbook! 

Nanik Tagore interviews National Youth Poet Laureate, Alexandra Huynh on her latest work creating a poem on student experiences during COVID. They talk about her 4 years at Mira Loma High School, her newest project, and her new title of National Youth Poet Laureate. We hope you enjoy this episode!Written by: Nanik Tagore Edited by: Zubin TagoreProduced by: The Tagore BrothersMusic by: Cameron FarleyAlex's links:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexandra0huynh/urbanwordnyc - https://www.instagram.com/urbanwordnyc/Sacramento Youth Speaks - https://www.instagram.com/says4life/National Youth Poet Laureate - https://www.youthlaureate.orgContact: Email - sjusdstudentpodcast@gmail.comTwitter - sjusdpodcastInstagram - sanjuanunifiedpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjusdpodcast/

“The only thing that could impede me was me“ are the words spoken by Amada Gorman, the first ever Youth Poet Laureate.  Amanda for many years suffered from a speech impediment and an auditory processing disorder that made it difficult to communicate intelligibly what her beautiful mind was so eloquently able to construct. Amanda's personal discovery that I am more than my garbled speech encapsulates the growth mindset which comes into play when hardship looms over and seeing the possibility for a better self or better future turns bleak.On this episode, David Yeager, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, addresses how a growth mindset injects doubt into that fixed mindset worldview and how a cultivated growth mindset can go on to unravel personal gifts that not only bring joy to oneself but are an abundant benefit to the world.About David YeagerDavid Yeager is an experimental development psychologist in the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. In his academic research, he examines the causes of and solutions to adolescent health problems, such as bullying, depression, academic achievement, cheating, trust, or healthy eating. He often focuses on adolescent transitions—the transition to middle school, the transition to high school, or the transition to college—as a place where there is great opportunity (and risk) for young people's trajectories. Yeager was the subject of a major New York Times Magazine article (“Who Gets to Graduate?”) by education speaker Paul Tough, in which he was named “one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of education.” He has co-authored work on grit and grit-testing with Angela Duckworth, and on growth mindset with Carol Dweck. He chaired and co-hosted a national summit on mindset interventions at the White House Office for Science and Technology Policy, which led to the launch and co-chairing of the “Mindset Scholars Network,” an interdisciplinary research network housed at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS), where he was a fellow. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and more.He is a William T. Grant Foundation scholar, a Faculty Research Associate at the UT Population Research Center, and was formerly a Fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . His research has earned awards from the Spencer Foundation, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, the Society for Research on Child Development, the American Educational Research Association, the APA Science Directorate, and the International Society for Research on Aggression. He is a member of the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group and the New Paths to Purpose network at the University of Chicago.About Host, Sucheta KamathSucheta Kamath, is an award-winning speech-language pathologist, a TEDx speaker, a celebrated community leader, and the founder and CEO of ExQ®. As an EdTech entrepreneur, Sucheta has designed ExQ's personalized digital learning curriculum/tool that empowers middle and high school students to develop self-awareness and strategic thinking skills through the mastery of Executive Function and social-emotional competence.Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)