Seizing the New, Embracing Prosperity: A 2Gen Conversation in Verse

Airea Matthews is the 2022-23 Philadelphia Poet Laureate – but she’s not the first poet laureate in her household. Her son Wes Matthews was the 2018-19 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate, and together Airea and Wes will close out with a tribute to the power of 2Gen voices and the creativity that fuels our work.

Event Information
Date: April 12, 2023
Time: 2:45 pm  - 3:00 pm ET
Location: Washington, DC & Virtual
Host: Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Speakers
Anne Mosle
Vice President and Executive Director
Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Airea Matthews
Philadelphia Poet Laureate, Director of the Poetry Program
Bryn Mawr College
Wes Matthews
2018-2019 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate
The right people.
The right time.
The right conversation.
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