Inaugural Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate Celebration
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Apr 10, 2024 6pm
Location
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320 Cedar St
Details
This is a joyful opportunity to appreciate our county’s youth and let their unique voices shine. The program will include readings by the five finalists and an announcement of the inaugural youth poet laureate. Finalists are:
Madeline Aliah (Cypress High School)
Simon Ellefson (San Lorenzo Valley High School)
Sylvi Kayser (Aptos High School)
Dina Lusztig (Pacific Collegiate School)
Gregory Souza (San Lorenzo Valley High School)
Guest poets include:
Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour, local poet & performer, reciting a poem for the Youth Poet Laureate finalists
Valentina Russell, Poetry Out Loud Santa Cruz County champion, Aptos High School student
Food and beverages available from the Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
