Projects, Poems, Performances, and Much Much More
The Oakland Youth Poet Laureate poets have accomplished so much. This community of amazing teens have shared their talents with Oaklanders of all ages, and with people from far beyond Oakland.
Please celebrate their words, their truths, their stories, and all that they've accomplished.
Oakland Youth Poet Laureate poets have opportunities to perform, speak, host poetry workshops, plan projects, and share their truths in so many ways. Here's some of what they've done.
OYPL Poems, Interviews, and Other Work
Greer Nakadegawa-Lee, Virtual Beast Crawl Kickoff, 2021
Greer Nakadegawa-Lee, 2020 OYPL performs at Beast Crawl 2021's Virtual Day One Gala Kickoff Fundraiser.
Kaylan Black, Beast Crawl Kickoff Gala, September 2021
Kaylan Black, Vice OYPL (2021 and 2022) performs at Beast Crawl 2021's Virtual Day One Gala Kickoff Fundraiser.
Nadia Elbgal, Arts Research Center, April 2023
Nadia Elbgal, 2022 OYPL, performs at the Arts Research Center (UC Berkeley).
Nadia Elbgal, City of Oakland Love Life Week
Nadia Elbgal, 2022 OYPL, performs at the City of Oakland's culminating festival for Love Life Week.
OYPL Projects
OYPL Poets and the de Young Museum
OYPL poets, wth the de Young Museum, created resources for youth to explore how artist Kehinde Wiley’s message connects to their lives.
Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Playlist
YouTube playlist featuring videos from the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate program.
Growing up Oakland: A Project by OYPL Leila Mottley
Growing Up Oakland is a project by OYPL poets in 2018. They retrieved & shared stories of childhood in Oakland in poetry, interviews, & art.
