The Word is a transformative literary arts program powered by an intergenerational cooperative of diverse, justice-minded spoken word artists. The Word builds community by growing radically inclusive writing and performance programs grounded in poetry, rap, and song. Through its many partnerships, The Word brings a creative life force into social action groups, movements, and institutions – expanding our collective capacity to re-imagine ourselves and our world.
2025-2026 New Haven Youth Poet Laureate
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The New Haven Youth Poet Laureate is the official poet appointed to represent the city of New Haven.
A "poet laureate" is a poet officially appointed to a position of honor, often by a government or institution, to represent the nation or region through their poetry, and is expected to write poems for important occasions.
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Applications are due on May 5th