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.

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