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Poetry Reading: Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate Finalists

April 2 @ 5:00 pm

Moonstone Arts Center and the Literature Department of The Free Liberty of Philadelphia Present: Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate Finalists 

The Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate Program is designed to award a young poet (14-18) the title of Youth Poet Laureate who is well versed in poetic expression, exemplifies a deep understanding of poetic language, exhibits uniqueness and newness, and shows appreciation for all art forms.

Featuring Sofia Bagarazzi, Maya Brothers, Sophia Hall, Emi Maeda, Samrithaa H.V.

Sofia Bagarazzi is a sophomore at Friends’ Central School. She plays a multitude of sports and is involved with BSA and Girl Scouts. She loves to read, write, cook, and play with her dog and cats! Maya Brothers is a sophomore at Friends’ Central School, captain of the Debate Tea, a competitive cyclist and she loves to weightlift. In her free time, she writes poetry, draws & paints, and participates in mock trial.Sophia Hall lives a double life: eighteen-year-old poet by day, secret agent by night. Her writing has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the Library of Congress, and Button Poetry. Emi Maeda is a Junior at The Baldwin School. Her work has appeared in the NY Seikatsu Newspaper, The Rising Phoenix Review, The Kenyon Young Writer’s Anthology, and more, and she is the first-place winner of the Charlotte Miller Poetry Contest. Samrithaa H.V. is a freshman at Methacton Senior High School, currently a writer and editor for Element, a superior Literary Arts Magazine and certified staff writer for her school newspaper, The Windy Hill.

潇/Evan Wang is the first Youth Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is judge and host of this reading

Venue

The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States
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