Rachel Long, Chicago Youth Poet Laureates and Foyle Young Poets

The Poetry Society

Rachel Long speaks to recent Foyle winners Em Power and Fiy Oladipo, and Chicago Youth Poet Laureates Kara Jackson, Natalie Rose Richardson and Patricia Frazier, about what it means to be a young poet, what UK and American poets can learn from one another, and much more. If you're a young person aged 11-17, remember that you can still enter the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award up to the 31 July deadline at www.foyleyoungpoets.org.