poetry

From Charleston, South Carolina, to San Mateo County in California, poets laureate are receiving support from a program managed by the Academy of American Poets.

We’re blessed. 18-year-old Alexandra Huynh of Sacramento is 2021’s National Youth Poet Laureate. Through her work she wants to elevate her community of Sacramento, California and shed light on the Vietnamese American experience. Watch Huynh read her poem “Inheritance” live on LX News.

“I’m an Asian American woman speaking up.” Alice Tsui’s poem “Golden Light,” shared with NBCLX for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, raises a battle cry against AAPI hate and anti-Blackness.

We gave spoken word poet and America’s Got Talent winner Brandon Leake 4 topics and he had to come up with a poem for each in just a few seconds. And he did a great job!

“National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot” is a documentary short series that follows women from around the world who are making a difference in their communities. Among them is Detroit figure skating coach Kameryn Everett, who was joined by one of her students, 8-year-old poet Livvy, for a conversation with LX News host Tabitha Lipkin and documentary director Vanessa...

“Blackness is the interruption you can’t ignore,” writes Kandice Head. The spoken word artist performed her poem “The Interruption” for NBCLX in honor of Black History Month.

Chase Stokes has one of the hottest shows on Netflix, but success didn’t come easy to the “Outer Banks” star. Stokes talked to LX News’ Tabitha Lipkin about couch-surfing and sleeping in his car before he got his big break, and how he’s used poetry to get him through his hard times.

The 22-year-old breakout star of the Biden inauguration will recognize three honorary game captains the NFL has chosen for Super Bowl LV.

Connecticut’s poet laureate says Amanda Gorman gave America exactly what it needed to hear at President Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.