Oakland will pick its new youth poet laureate on June 7th. But before the new honoree is named, Forum talks with 16-year-old Leila Mottley, the city’s current youth poet laureate, who spent the past year promoting poetry across the city. We’ll also talk to Mottley about her self-published poetry collection, which grapples with the complexities of a rapidly changing Oakland.
Youth Poet Laureate's 'Love Poem to Oakland'
Oakland will pick it's new youth poet laureate on June 7th. But before the new honoree is named, Forum talks with 16-year-old Leila Mottley, the city's current youth poet laureate, who spent the past year promoting poetry across the city. We'll also talk to Mottley about her self-published poetry collection, which grapples with the complexities of a rapidly changing Oakland.
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Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Leila Mottley reads at an event. (Photo: Courtesy of Oakland Public Library)