2024 Austin Youth Poet Laureate: Creating Multimedia at the Innovation Lab

ABOUT THESE WORKSHOPS

During this workshop, join us at the Innovation Lab in Austin Central Library to use their recording and podcasting equipment to create your multimedia piece. Plus, you’ll get to learn from other poets while you craft your own work. This workshop is free and open to all!

Saturday, August 3 @ 11:00am / Creating Multimedia

We know that poetry doesn't always happen on the page. Poetry is alive in our city from venue stages to spray-painted street art. If you have poems that exist in the world through a multimedia format, you can upload a file showcasing how your poems live off the page. In this in-person workshop, you will use the Innovation Lab's equipment to create a multimedia component for your application!

WHO CAN ATTEND

Anyone age 13-18 years old living in Austin, TX. As long as your address says you live in Austin, you are eligible to apply. Right now this program is only open to students living within Austin city limits. We hope to expand to surrounding counties in the future.

Space is limited, so we recommend signing up sooner rather than later to reserve your spot in the workshop.

ABOUT AUSTIN YPL

The Library Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program in collaboration with the Austin Public Library and the National Youth Poet Laureate Program. This year, Austin will join over 40 other cities with Youth Poet Laureate programs.

The Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program aims to identify and uplift young writers and leaders who are committed to poetry and performance, as well as civic and community engagement, across Austin. The Austin Youth Poet Laureate will have numerous opportunities and platforms to share their voice, leadership, and love of Austin.

The National Youth Poet Laureate Program (YPL) is hosted by Urban Word and collaborates with local youth literary arts organizations across the country. YPL honors teen poets with an equal passion for artistic excellence and social activism.

Each participating city elects a citywide Youth Poet Laureate. One winner from each of the four regions in the country will then be selected, and these four regional winners will constitute the Youth Poet Laureate Finalists, from which the winner of the National Youth Poet Laureate title will be chosen. Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman served as the nation’s first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017.

More information about the Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program can be found at www.austinlibrary.org/ypl

Host or Publisher The Library Foundation