2024 Vt Youth Poet Laureate: Harmony Belle Devoe
Photo: Tina Picz Photography
Vermont Youth Poet Laureate
We’re partnering with the National Youth Poet Laureate® Program to celebrate Vermont’s next generation of poets
The Program
The Vermont Youth Poet Laureate is a program of Sundog Poetry in partnership with Urban Word and in collaboration with the Flynn Center, Ruth Stone House, and Young Writers Project. This national program celebrates our nation’s top youth poets who are committed to artistic excellence, civic engagement, and social impact. Teen writers (ages 13-19) submit a portfolio of their original poetry and CV info that showcases their artistic excellence and community impact. State Youth Poets Laureate participate in dozens of national convenings, workshops and performances each year.
Currently, the National Youth Poet Laureate Program serves programs in more than 70 cities, states, and counties, and has been featured in every major news outlet in the country including CNN, PBS, NPR, BBC, NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, and The Guardian. Youth Poets Laureate have graced the stages of City Halls, the Library of Congress, the White House & the U.S. Capital.
How it works
Questions?
Email us at hello@sundogpoetry.org
2025 Submissions open FEB 1 - 28
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A panel of judges will select a group of finalists and the eventual Youth Poet Laureate, to be announced in late April.
The Laureate receives:
• $500 cash prize
• Invitation to regional competition
• Public readings in Vermont
• Broadside edition letterpress print of an original poem with Ruth Stone House
All finalists receive:
• Invitation to participate in national workshops with some of America’s most celebrated poets
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• Age 13 - 19 at the age of submission
• Vermont resident
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Submissions are open February 1 - 28
Submit at youthlaureate.org
Submissions must include
• 3 poems in one document
• cv/resume information: this could include school/extracurricular participation, community and civic engagement, awards and accolades, and more. We encourage creativity here as you communicate your interests and activities both inside and outside of school.*A cv or resume is not needed as a separate attachment. There will be space to add this information in the online application.
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The 2025 VYPL program will be judged by
Sam Boudreau
Danielle Dahline
Erika Nichols-Frazier
Photo: Tina Picz Photography
2024 VERMONT YOUTH POET LAUREATE
Harmony Devoe
Harmony Belle Devoe places a high value on the transformative power of words to educate, inspire, and create social impact. Her multiracial heritage of Filipino, Indigenous Nipmuc, and white, motivates her to address the injustices in our world, especially those brought upon marginalized communities and the Earth. Having lived in five states and among a wide spectrum of communities, she holds a deep belief in the importance of open-mindedness and the need to advocate for others to embrace diversity and understanding. She finds it her responsibility to write in the pursuit of a more just and equitable world. Harmony is a 9th grader at Harwood Union High School, and aspires to publish her first book in the near future. When not writing, she enjoys trail running and eating lots of baked goods.
2024 RUNNERS-UP
Gracie Batsie
Emma Paris
Congratulations to all 10 of this year’s finalists!
Grace Batsie
Harmony Devoe
Elias Francis
Nadia Frazier
Maya Hynes
Mayla Landis-Marinello
Anita Miller
Emma Paris
Maelyn Slavik
Roma Vallabhaneni
