Join us for a powerful live poetry reading featuring the '24-'25 Youth Poet Laureate, Stephanie Pacheco, designed especially for classrooms across the country. During this inspiring event, students will hear original poetry performed live and explore how language, voice, and emotion come together to create impact. Perfect for all school classrooms, this event celebrates student voice, creative expression, and the profound power of words.
Stephanie Pacheco is the 2024-2025 National Youth Poet Laureate, and served as the 2023 NYC Youth Poet Laureate and the inaugural New York State Youth Poet Laureate. She was also a member of Urban Word’s 2022 Youth Slam Team.
Hailing from The Bronx, she has been a leading organizer and strategist with several activist organizations including the Healing Centered Schools Task Force, working to mobilize youth across the city against educational injustice.
As a Learning Experience Designer, Katrina designs lessons and activities for Newsela ELA. She is a licensed reading specialist with a Master's degree in literacy and learning. Before coming to Newsela, Katrina taught middle school English for 10 years. She loves stories in all their forms and is passionate about helping all students read and write.
