Presented by Young Chicago Authors

The Rooted and Radical Youth Poetry Festival is the largest youth poetry festival in the world. The Semi Finals Showcase is a celebration of the top 20 All Star Poets and top 4 All Star Group Poems from our festival! Each poet and group poem is an original poem written by youth from Chicago and Chicagoland. This event is hosted by Jill Hopkins and features a special performance from Kush Thompson!