Brave New Voices 2026 Semifinals (Team Houston)

The Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival is a four day festival that brings the best youth poets from around the world. The festival consists of workshops, showcases, service learning, and slam competition. Learn more about the inner workings that makes Brave New Voices the premier youth event of the year. Brave New Voices was held in the Bay Area, California in 2026. For more info, go to https://youthspeaks.org/bravenewvoices/. YouthSpeaks.org | #YouthSpeaks @YouthSpeaks Youth Speaks was founded in 1996 in San Francisco, Youth Speaks is a leading presenter of Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development programs. Trailblazers of local and national youth poetry slams, festivals, and more, Youth Speaks offers a comprehensive slate of literary arts education programs and provides numerous opportunities for youth to be published and heard. Youth Speaks has worked with hundreds of thousands of youth and has helped create partner programs in 47 cities across the United States.