Young People's Poet Laureate

Young People's Poet Laureate is a position and award that was established by the Poetry Foundation in 2006. The position is to promote children's poetry in the United States. The organization changed the name from Children's Poet Laureate to capture a broader range of ages.

Laureates

TermLaureateRef.2006 – 2008Jack Prelutsky2008 – 2011Mary Ann Hoberman2011 – 2012J. Patrick Lewis2013 – 2015Kenn Nesbitt2015 – 2017Jacqueline Woodson2017 – 2019Margarita Engle2019 – 2021Naomi Shihab Nye2022 - 2024Elizabeth Acevedo2024 -Carole Boston Weatherford

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