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Houston Youth Poet Laureate
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The Houston Youth Poet Laureate program is an initiative of Writers in the Schools, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Houston Public Library. The program aims to identify young writers and leaders who are committed to civic and community engagement through poetry and performance.
Applications are open to young poets living in the city of Houston ages 14-19. Applicants should have a passion for writing, community and civic engagement, and the city of Houston.
To apply, you will need a Resume or CV, portfolio of creative work and an idea for a project that engages the Houston community in the literary arts.
Meet the Houston Youth Poet Laureate
Elizabeth Hsu
Elizabeth Hsu is the 2023-2024 Houston Youth Poet Laureate. She was a Semifinalist and the Texas Representative for the 2023-2024 National Student Poet. She is an alumnus of theAdroit Journal Summer Mentorship, the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio, the Stanford Humanities Institute, and the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program: Between the Lines. She merges a love of place and identity work into her poetry. When she’s not writing, she’s singing. She is a member of the Houston Grand Opera Bauer High School Voice Studio. She loves the power of language, her friends and family, and her four cats. She wants to make something good in this world.
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