{"id":4047,"date":"2021-04-06T12:42:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:56:53","slug":"nashville-youth-poet-laureate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/nashville-youth-poet-laureate\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Youth Poet Laureate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"652\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acAbWyEEwnE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nashville Youth Poet Laureate program identifies student writers and poets ages 13 to 19 who demonstrate exceptional skill and a commitment to their community. Students first complete a written application; those advancing to the next round give two performances where they are judged on their delivery, poise, and the content of their poems. Three finalists then compete for the title of Nashville Youth Poet Laureate. The winning poet is seen as an ambassador for youth voices in Nashville and is given the opportunity to perform in highly visible spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marie Shields was selected as Nashville\u2019s Youth Poet Laureate for 2020. The Overton High School senior plans to double major in aerospace engineering and physics. Her poem \u201c2020\u201d was inspired by \u201cSpotify Wrapped,\u201d a data-driven recap of all the music streamed over the course of a year. Shield\u2019s poem recounts a stream of personal moments from 2020, some of them painful. There are bad dates, relentless cold-call emails, the drudgery of filling out scholarship applications. Yet despite emphasizing the repetitiveness of mundane situations, \u201c2020\u201d is also infused with levity, hope and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resilience is also required to administer the Nashville Youth Poet Laureate program. It is a large undertaking requiring collaboration between many entities. Southern Word, a nonprofit focused on developing youth poets, works with the Nashville mayor\u2019s office, Urban Word, the Nashville Public Library, Metro Arts and  Metro Nashville Public Schools to make this happen. But according to Benjamin Smith of Southern Word, the impact the program has on local youth is well worth it. \u201cPoetry fits in our world today by really grounding us in our shared humanity,\u201d Smith says. \u201cWe\u2019re addressing written literacy, we are addressing a lot of diversity issues, and we are developing social emotional skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the Nashville Youth Poet Laureate program, including how to apply, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/southernword.org\/\">https:\/\/southernword.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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