Nilah Foster, who was named the 2020 Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago, said, it may be a little scary, but you really get comfortable really quickly especially with the community.
This year, there s especially high interest after Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, captured the nation s attention by reading her poem The Hill We Climb.
“I think the exciting thing about Amanda Gorman…it showed a lineage of women artists and writers stepping into the limelight in order to present a different kind of narrative for the country, and a different narrative to follow, said Kevin Coval, co-founder and artistic director of Young Chicago Authors, the organization behind the festival.
a big story tonight. rahm emanuel. we re here at von stuben high school, one of several chicago schools where mayor emanuel has brought nobel peace prize winners to speak with students. he joins me now for a primetime exclusive. mr. mayor, welcome. or rather thank you for welcoming me. are you aware of the history of this school? baron von stuben. are you aware of the history? i m aware he was george washington s ruthless chief of staff. right. and therefore personally responsible for annihilating a lot of brits. von steuben did actually was in the army, as you know. he was also hamilton has a view of whether he was not in fact washington s chief of staff. obviously the history you re missing is my mother graduated from here. oh, really? yeah. so there s more than just the history of the name of the school. and if i didn t mention that, it would be a long year for me. you were born in chicago. you went to school here. and as you just told me chicago ar
a big story tonight. rahm emanuel. we re here at von stuben high school, one of several chicago schools where mayor emanuel has brought nobel peace prize winners to speak with students. he joins me now for a primetime exclusive. mr. mayor, welcome. or rather thank you for welcoming me. are you aware of the history of this school? baron von stuben. are you aware of the history? i m aware he was george washington s ruthless chief of staff. right. and therefore personally responsible for annihilating a lot of brits. von steuben did actually was in the army, as you know. he was also hamilton has a view of whether he was not in fact washington s chief of staff. obviously the history you re missing is my mother graduated from here. oh, really? yeah. so there s more than just the history of the name of the school. and if i didn t mention that, it would be a long year for me. you were born in chicago. you went to school here. and as you just told me chicago ar
a big story tonight. rahm emanuel. we re here at von stuben high school, one of several chicago schools where mayor emanuel has brought nobel peace prize winners to speak with students. he joins me now for a primetime exclusive. mr. mayor, welcome. or rather thank you for welcoming me. are you aware of the history of this school? baron von stuben. are you aware of the history? i m aware he was george washington s ruthless chief of staff. right. and therefore personally responsible for annihilating a lot of brits. von steuben did actually was in the army, as you know. he was also hamilton has a view of whether he was not in fact washington s chief of staff. obviously the history you re missing is my mother graduated from here. oh, really? yeah. so there s more than just the history of the name of the school. and if i didn t mention that, it would be a long year for me. you were born in chicago. you went to school here. and as you just told me chicago ar