On Thursday, October 17, with the 2013 general election less than three weeks away, the New York City Campaign Finance Board will host a competition to select the 2014 NYC Youth Poet Laureate (YPL). The CFB is proud to be partnering with Urban Word and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to celebrate the fifth anniversary of this competition that highlights the importance of voting.
The YPL program promotes creative self-expression and civic engagement. The Youth Poet Laureate will work with the CFB's voter education campaign, NYC Votes, to reach young voters across the five boroughs, promoting voting and civic engagement at public events, programs and peer-to-peer engagement activities.
- What: Spoken Word Competition to Crown the 2014 NYC Youth Poet Laureate
- When: Thursday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m.
- Where: David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (Broadway between 62nd & 63rd)
- Special Guests Include:
Ashley August, 2013 NYC Youth Poet Laureate
Tina Chang, Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Paolo Javier, Queens Poet Laureate
YPL is a voting-themed program designed to energize young voters through spoken word poetry. Over its five-year history, the YPL program has delivered a positive voting message to tens of thousands of young New Yorkers through performances, speeches, voter registration drives, and neighborhood outreach.
NYC Votes is the non-partisan voter engagement campaign of the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) and its Voter Assistance Advisory Committee (VAAC). In addition to promoting voter registration, participation, and civic engagement in New York City through its many programs and partnerships, NYC Votes sponsors the city's official Debate Program and produces the citywide Voter Guide.