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Words Beats Life Fest: 2020 DC Youth Poet Laureate - Millennium Stage (October 3, 2019)

Witness the announcement of the 2020 DC Youth Poet Laureate at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage featuring youth spoken word performances from the tournament’s remaining 10 finalists. The winner will represent the city as DC’s newest Youth Poet Laureate, publish a book, tour every Busboys and Poets location during to celebrate National Poetry Month, and so much more!