POET LAUREATE
FOR STUDENTS
YOUTH POET LAUREATE
The Hawai‘i Youth Poet Laureate Fellowship is a program of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in partnership with Urban Word. This fellowship will build youths’ skills in literary excellence, civic engagement, and social impact. During the fellowship, students, ages 10-19 will apply to become the Youth Poet Laureate of Hawai‘i! If you are interested in joining us this year, please fill out this interest form.
TIMELINE OF ACTIVITIES
FEB 15
Competition Opens
FEB 26-MAR 1
Workshops in Schools
1-2 MACC Poets lead 45-90 minute writing workshops for ages 10-18 (full or half day, up to five days per school) no cost
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Space open for individual students and teachers + groups to sign up. WEEK FILLED
MAR 3
Saturday Workshop (Online + In Person @ MACC) 10am-11:30am
"Oli Helu" with Travis Kaululā'au Thompson
MAR 4-MAR 8
Workshops in Schools
1-2 MACC Poets lead 45-90 minute writing workshops for ages 10-18 (full or half day, up to five days per school) no cost
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Space open for individual students and teachers + groups to sign up.
MAR 9
Saturday Workshop (Online ONLY) 10am-11:30am
"Mo’olelo" with Kalehua Fung
MAR 8-MAR 15
Workshops in Schools
1-2 MACC Poets lead 45-90 minute writing workshops for ages 10-18 (full or half day, up to five days per school) no cost
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Space open for individual students and teachers + groups to sign up.
MAR 15
Competition Submission Window Closes
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Submissions available here https://submissions.youthlaureate.org/
MAR 23
Saturday Workshop (Online + In Person @ MACC) 10am-11:30am
"Power of Poetry in the Pacific"
MAR 25
Finalists Notified
APR 1-3
Workshops in Schools
1-2 MACC Poets lead 45-90 minute writing workshops for ages 10-18 (full or half day, up to five days per school) no cost
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Space open for individual students and teachers + groups to sign up. Please fill out this interest form
APR 3
Poetry Professional Development Workshop for Teaching Artists
3-4pm (Looking at Teaching Poetry in the Pacific)
4-5pm Workshop for All Ages
Led by Selina Tusitala Marsh, Poet Laureate of New Zealand
APR 4
Final Presentation School Show @ MACC's Castle Theater, 10am
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Selina Tusitala Marsh, Poet Laureate of New Zealand
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Space open for schools, classes or individual teachers to sign up
APR 6
Poetry Professional Development Workshop for Classroom Teachers, 9am-1pm
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4 Teaching Artists lead training on Power of Poetry in the Pacific
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Space open for Teachers and Teaching Artists to sign up
APR 20
National Youth Poet Laureate Announcement, Washington DC
NOV 2024
National Youth Poet Laureate Competition
LINKS TO QUICKWRITES
Click the links below to find video writing exercises for your writing this season!!
Mahalo to:
