Youth – Speak Poetry in San Mateo County

Youth Poets Laureate

Youth poet laureate programs promote youth voice and leadership. They are an impactful way to encourage civic engagement and celebrate literacy and the literary arts. The National Youth Poet Laureate initiative is a program of Urban Word, an award-winning arts and youth development organization. Over 50 partner cities to date are participating in Urban Word’sContinue reading “Youth Poets Laureate”

Youth Empowerment

Youth Empowerment Several poetry projects were launched between 2019 and 2022 to encourage creative expression and civic participation among San Mateo County’s youth. These include: Burlingame Youth Poet-in-Residence Program City of Burlingame-Town of Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Program Daly City Youth Poet Laureate Program South San Francisco Youth Poet-in-Residence Program Menlo Park Youth Poetry ContestContinue reading “Youth Empowerment”

Eva Chen

Eva Chen is a 16-year-old poet, photographer and social justice activist. Her writing has been recognized in the Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition and published in The Weight Journal, Catcher Zine, and Cathartic Literary Magazine. She co-founded Footprints on Jupiter, a teen literary magazine, to raise funds for the World Literacy Foundation. In the summerContinue reading “Eva Chen “

Madeleine Hur

Madeleine Hur is a 17 year-old poet from Daly City, California. She is the first Daly City Youth Poet Laureate, a program supported by the Daly City Public Library Associates, and the first Youth Poet Laureate in San Mateo County. Currently a Senior at Oceana High School in Pacifica, she represents her school as aContinue reading “Madeleine Hur”