Tarrant County Youth Poet Laureate
Tarrant County College (TCC) Trinity River Campus will host the Tarrant County Youth
Poet Laureate competition for Tarrant County.
Our Tarrant County winner will have the opportunity to move forward in the contest and apply for the regional competition in Fall 2024. If they advance, they will be a regional ambassador who competes for nationals.
Regional ambassadors are announced in January each year, and the National Youth Poet Laureate is announced in late April or early May.
Description
The Youth Poet Laureate title is held in the United States by a young person who demonstrates skill in the arts, particularly poetry and spoken word. The candidate is a strong leader committed to social justice and active in civic discourse and advocacy. Urban Word, the founder of The National Youth Poet laureate initiative, is an organization that provides free literary arts education and youth development programs.
Eligibility
Open to anyone who is between the ages of 13 and 19.
Application
Please complete a Youth Poet Laureate Application and upload your resume/cv and a minimum of three poems. You also have the option to include a video link.
Deadline
June 13, 2024
Commencement Information
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Location: Trinity River Campus
Meet Our Current Laureate
Last August, April Lynn Pelton was named the first Tarrant County Youth Poet Laureate. She has written and published three books and is working on several more.
Her goal in life is to impact others so they may pay it forward. She said it is all about giving people a good nudge in the right direction.
Read more about her in our TCC News article.
Contact
For questions, contact:
Trinity River Campus
Lifestyle and Community Learning
817-515-1071
tr.lifestyle@tccd.edu
Updated April 12, 2024