Posted on Oct 23, 2023
Joy as resistance: Meet Youth Poet Laureate Salome Agbaroji
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This year’s National Youth Poet Laureate is a Nigerian-American using her voice to celebrate Blackness.
Salome Agbaroji says amid disheartening moments, she finds joy, celebration and laughter are among the greatest forms of resistance. Abgaroji is originally from Los Angeles and is now a freshman at Harvard University.
She shares her poetry, and her dreams of a future in advocacy, with Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes.
Salome Agbaroji says amid disheartening moments, she finds joy, celebration and laughter are among the greatest forms of resistance. Abgaroji is originally from Los Angeles and is now a freshman at Harvard University.
She shares her poetry, and her dreams of a future in advocacy, with Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes.
Joy as resistance: Meet Youth Poet Laureate Salome Agbaroji
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."SALOME AGBAROJI
Salome Agbaroji serves as the 2023 National Youth Poet Laureate. She is a Nigerian-American poet that has written for as well as performed spoken word poetry for events such as the Golden Globes Pre-Show, NFL Rams Halftime Show, served as an Opening Act on Rupi Kaur's World Tour. She has performed for the likes of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors, Mrs. Tina Lawson, and many more. Salome was a YoungArts winner in Spoken Word and has been honored by the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, among many others. She has been published in NPR's KCRW, Noema Magazine, the Harvard Technology Review, among others. Her focuses outside of poetry are civic engagement and advocacy about issues such as racism towards minority communities, immigrant stories, injustices in the international community, and more."...
..."SALOME AGBAROJI
Salome Agbaroji serves as the 2023 National Youth Poet Laureate. She is a Nigerian-American poet that has written for as well as performed spoken word poetry for events such as the Golden Globes Pre-Show, NFL Rams Halftime Show, served as an Opening Act on Rupi Kaur's World Tour. She has performed for the likes of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors, Mrs. Tina Lawson, and many more. Salome was a YoungArts winner in Spoken Word and has been honored by the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, among many others. She has been published in NPR's KCRW, Noema Magazine, the Harvard Technology Review, among others. Her focuses outside of poetry are civic engagement and advocacy about issues such as racism towards minority communities, immigrant stories, injustices in the international community, and more."...
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