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Milwaukee’s youth poet laureate is helping up-and-coming poets grow
Aleena Ahmed, a Bengali American poet and a junior at Nicolet High School, was selected as the youth poet laureate last summer by Woodland Pattern, a nonprofit book center and performance space. During her time as youth poet laureate, Ahmed says she’s helped guide other young people in poetry camps and writing workshops.
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