2027 Nashville Poet Laureate Semifinals

Join Southern Word for the selection of the 2027 Nashville Youth Poet Laureate finalists on November 19 at 4:00pm at Studio NPL located on the third floor of the Nashville Public Library.

The Nashville Youth Poet Laureate program aims to celebrate youth across Nashville at the intersection of artistic excellence and civic engagement. The semifinal round determines the three finalists who will vie for the title of Nashville Youth Poet Laureate at State of the Word. The Nashville Youth Poet Laureate is a joint program of Nashville Public Library, Nashville Public Library Foundation, Metro Human Relations Commission, the Office of the Nashville Mayor, Urban Word, and Southern Word.

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