S7: E24 Youth Poet Laureate Program of Santa Cruz County (with Farnaz Fatemi)

Meet Santa Cruz County’s 2025-26 Youth Poet Laureate, Finn Maxwell along with the four inspiring finalists who are part of this year's cohort: Noemi Romero, Xander Shulman, Mason Leopold, and Sylvi Kayser.Each of these teens from different corners of Santa Cruz County will share two poems and talk about their experiences with poetry.To keep up with this year's events and otherwise support these inspiring poets, follow the YPL program on Instagram @youthpoetlaureatesantacruz or the YPL website here.Noemi’s spoken word TikTok is available here.