“Words and Light” Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Showcase in Golden Gate Park

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Sunday, December 19th @ 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Oakland Public Library and Chapter 510 present poets from across 10 years of the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate (OYPL) program as they gear up for the opening of applications for the 11th OYPL cohort. The event will be emceed by San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin and will include a Q&A with the poets.

Featured youth poets include: Myra Estrada (2021 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate); Kaylan Black (2021 Oakland Vice Youth Poet laureate); Dara Kashayar (2021 Finalist); Greer Nakadegawa-Lee (2020 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate); Chiana Griswa (2020 Finalist); Zouhair Mussa (2019 Finalist); Harrison Harvey (2017 Finalist); Isabel Hallock (2016 & 2017 Finalist); Tova Ricardo (2015 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate); Shanga Labossiere (2015 Finalist)

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