National Youth Poet LaureateTHE NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE OF URBAN WORD, AN AWARD-WINNING YOUTH LITERARY ARTS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL YOUTH LITERARY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND CHAMPIONED BY THE LEADING NATIONAL LITERARY AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS & THE HUMANITIES, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS, POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, PEN CENTER USA, AND CAVE CANEM.