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Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Celebrating our nation’s top youth poets and leaders, this performance will feature National Youth Poet Laureate Finalists: Zoe Dorado (Alameda County), Stephanie Pacheco (New York City), Shnayjaah Jeanty (South Florida), and Aliyah American Horse (Nebraska).

The National Youth Poet Laureate Program is an initiative of Urban Word, with partner programs in more than 100 cities, regions, and states across the country. Along with performances from the finalists, this event will feature special guests from the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Youth Poet Laureate Programs. At the conclusion of the performances, the 2024 National Youth Poet Laureate will be announced.