Past and Present Winners

NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE

  • DANIEL umemezie

    Daniel serves as the 2026-2027 National Youth Poet Laureate. He hails from Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he was the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate.

    VIEW DANIEL’S MEDIA KIT →→

BECOMING A LAUREATE

learn more about our national competition

Our program identifies powerful youth poets that have a history of artistic success, civic and community engagement, social impact, and youth leadership. Over 70 partner cities are participating in our national network of youth poet laureates and have the opportunity to submit to the National Youth Poet Laureate competition.