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Founded in 2016, the Houston Youth Poet Laureate place is an initiative of Writers within the Schools, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Houston Public Library. The program goals to determine young writers and leaders who are dedicated to civic and neighborhood engagement via poetry and performance. This previous year, Top 200 newcomer Sonya Yu has bought several works across time, from current works by Jacqueline Humphries, Amy Sillman, and Rachel Whiteread to historic works by Martin Wong and Frank Moore, whose Library was among these purchases. They personal works by Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Ayesha Sultana, Simon Fujiwara, Munem …
