Meet Nigeria’s Daniel Umemezie, named US national youth poet laureate
Daniel Umemezie has been named the 2026–2027 US National Youth Poet Laureate, becoming the 10th young poet to hold the prestigious title and the second Nigerian-American to receive the honour.
His achievement also highlights the continued contributions of Nigerian-American young people to the arts and creative industries in the United States.
Umemezie follows in the footsteps of Salome Agbaroji, who became the first Nigerian-American to be named US National Youth Poet Laureate in 2023.
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