Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate Celebration

Name: Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate Celebration
Start: 2025-04-17T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-17T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Cabrillo College Samper Recital Hall

Schedule

Thu Apr 17 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Cabrillo College Samper Recital Hall | Aptos, CA

Come celebrate the talented young poets of Santa Cruz County at our Youth Poet Laureate Celebration!
About this Event

This is a joyful opportunity to appreciate our county’s youth and let their unique voices shine.

The program will include readings by the finalists and an announcement of the inaugural youth poet laureate.

Guest poets include:

The 2024-2025 cohort of Youth Poet Laureate and finalists.

Poetry Out Loud 2025 Santa Cruz County champion

Food and Beverages donated by local vendors.

Sponsored by Santa Cruz Public Libraries, County Office of Education, Arts Council of Santa Cruz County & Urban Words, with additional support from the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz.

Additional gratitude to Two Birds Books for contributions to awards for the entire cohort.