Baltimore Citywide Youth Poetry Team

07/28/2024

Congratulations to the 2024 DewMore Baltimore City Youth Poetry Team on finishing 4th in the entire nation at the Brave New Voices poetry slam. When I say these poets put in the work I mean they put in the WORK!!!! Becoming not only better poets but better people along the journey! They are a testament to their city their coach and mentors and do us proud 🥲 it is an honor to be in their poetic presence!!! We love you!!! 💜🫶🏾🙏🏽

05/24/2024

SATURDAY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤✍🏽

04/09/2024

02/02/2024

ATTENTION!!!!
Submissions NOW open for Maryland Youth Poet Laureate!!! Young Poets YOU can be the very FIRST
Youth Poet Laureate of Maryland

Youth Poets ages 13-19 living in Maryland
Click the link here to apply. Also you can direct message us at Baltimore Youth Poet Laureate & Youth Poet Ambassadors or email [email protected] for more info or any additional questions…

https://submissions.youthlaureate.org/

DewMore Baltimore & Words Beats & Life
In partnership with Urban Word are proud to
help usher in this new statewide initiative for youth voice and literary art as a part of the ever expanding national network dedicated to the power of poetry through the program

Submissions for Youth Living in Maryland ages 13-19
Open FEBRUARY 1st to 29th 2024

01/12/2024

A throwback before we flash into the next rendition of the future!!!!

Here is the 2018 team who won Brave New Voices representing on Final Stage in Houston

Come out tomorrow for the Baltimore Youth Grand Slam 2024 to find out who will take to the stage NEXT

http://www.bravenewvoices.org500 young people from across the world take center stage at the 21st Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Fes...

01/08/2024

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Young Poets YOU can be the very FIRST
Youth Poet Laureate of Maryland

DewMore Baltimore & Words Beats & Life
In partnership with Urban Word are proud to
help usher in this new statewide initiative for youth voice and literary art as a part of the ever expanding national network dedicated to the power of poetry through the National Youth Poet Laureate program

Submissions for Youth Living in Maryland ages 13-19
Open FEBRUARY 1st 2024

01/03/2024

IN JUST 10 DAYS…

Let the official countdown begin!!!!
We are only 10 days away from
The 2024 Baltimore Youth Grand Slam

We truly have an extraordinarily talented field of young poets prepared to take the stage at the main library next Saturday
CONGRATS to this years 11 Finalists

Eriona Birts
Jay’Den Addison
Kyran Partlow
Zion XRB
Marcellus Vinson
DeAnna Jennings
Angelia Hunni
Morgan Russell
Joseph Ally Forman
Taiwo Adebowale
LaSeann Quinn

Saturday January 13th 3pm to 5
Join us at Enoch Pratt Free Library
(3rd floor auditorium)
To find out what 5 young poets will make up the 2024 Baltimore City Youth Poetry Team (BCYPT) and compete this summer in Washington DC against the rest of the nation at
Brave New Voices

Hosted by Baltimore Youth Poet Laureate
A'niya Taylor

Featuring Jay Le Rey

✍🏽🎤🔥🙌