Young Poets Society
Young Poets Society
When Amanda Gorman took the inaugural stage on January 20th, she inspired the nation with her dazzling vision of hope. She also made poetry cool again. In this episode, eight young poets share their own hopes, inspiration, and poetry in a series of conversations with Bainbridge High School 9th grader, Evelyn Cantwell. Four of them are from Kitsap County, and four attend New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While the two groups are geographically distant, they are bound by their mutual love of truth-seeking and the interplay of rhythm and words.
“The Great Conjunction” by Madison Grandt
“WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO BE LIKE RAIN” by Claire Atkinson
“650” by Audrey Nelson
“Pink” by Allie Paulson-Houser
“For the Little Girl Who Wanted to Believe in God, or For Fathers Raising Christian Daughters” by Skye Bowdon
“Word to Everything I Love” by Oz Lesham
“Confined” by Neve NaKTin
“Speech #9/For Use on Governors and State Representatives” by Artemisio Romero y Carver
Artesimo Romero y Carver, Youth Poet Laureate of Santa Fe
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MADISON GRANDT - “The Great Conjunction”
Madison is a lover of words in any form. Along with being part robotic, she is inspired by the ways other people create and the way the sky looks just after dusk. At this moment, she is probably rocking out to her latest music obsession. (Current: Fruit Bats)
CLAIRE ATKINSON- “WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO BE LIKE RAIN”
Claire, a 16 year-old junior at CKHS, hopes to inspire and connect with others through her poems. In her humble opinion, written language is one of the best tools to connect with others and spark change. She hopes to pursue a career in the sciences, enjoys music, and loves reading.
AUDREY NELSON - “650”
Audrey is a 17-year-old writer and optimist. She’s currently a senior at Bainbridge High School, with tentative plans to pursue urban studies and radio journalism in college. When she's not writing, she enjoys gathering entries for her Good Things List, playing amateur guitar, and hanging out with friends.
ALLIE PAULSON-HOUSER - “Pink”
Allie is a 7th grader at Hyla Middle School. She likes to write poetry, songs, and books. Allie also plays basketball, water polo, and takes horse riding lessons. She loves a wild game of kick-the-can. And pickles. Allie loves pickles.
SKYE BOWDON - “For the Little Girl Who Wanted to Believe in God, or For Fathers Raising Christian Daughters”
Skye is a sophomore poet at New Mexico School for the Arts. Her work has been published in Dreams of Montezuma, An Anthology of Poetry and Prose New Mexico School for the Arts, Cathartic Youth Literary Magazine, and Ice lolly Review. Skye was a silver key medalist in the 2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Her work is inspired by her home in Santa Fe, her family, and the nature she grew up around.
OZ LESHAM - “Word to Everything I Love”
Oz is a fifteen year old poet from Taos, New Mexico. He is a Sophomore in the Creative Writing program at New Mexico School for the Arts. Oz was a finalist for the 2020 Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate and is a national medalist in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. His work has been published in Cathartic Literary Magazine, Ice Lolly Review, Clear Skies Zine, and Dreams of Montezuma: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose, among others. Oz was selected as a 2020 Miller Scholar for excellence in Creative Writing and is the recipient of the New Mexico State New York Life Award.
NEVE NAKTIN - “Confined”
Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Neve has lived in both California and Pennsylvania. She eventually ended up back in Santa Fe where she attended 7th and 8th grade at Santa Fe Preparatory School. She was drawn to the creative writing program at New Mexico School for the Arts where she could deepen and expand her writing skills. Neve is currently a freshman.
ARTEMISIO ROMERO Y CARVER - “Speech #9/For Use on Governors and State Representatives”
Artemisio is an artist, poet, and grassroots organizer based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. His writing has appeared in publications that include Rigorous Literary Journal, Inlandia Literary Journal, Tumbleweeds Magazine, and Magma Poetry. Artemisio is Santa Fe’s Youth Poet Laureate. He is a high school senior at the New Mexico School for the Arts. https://www.artemisioromeroycarver.com/
EVELYN CANTWELL
Evelyn has grown up on Bainbridge Island, finding her favorite creative outlet at Bainbridge Performing Arts. She loves reading and listening to poetry and has enjoyed interviewing the incredibly talented poets featured on this episode. Evelyn is currently a freshman at Bainbridge High School.
Episode Premieres
April 30, 2021
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