Guilford County High School Poet Laureate Reading

Now in its 21st year, the Poet Laureate Program brings together Guilford County’s best and brightest budding student poets with an established, published poet who gives them mentorship and feedback on their poetry. This year’s poet advisor has been Greensboro’s own inaugural Poet Laureate, Josephus Thompson, III. Students from Guilford County high schools competed to bear the title of Poet Laureate for their respective school. This culminating event features winning laureates and finalists.

Students from the following schools will be participating:

• Dudley High School

• Early College at Guilford

• Early Middle College at GTCC

• Greensboro Day School

• Grimsley High School

• Middle College at UNCG

• New Garden Friends School

• Northern Guilford High School

• Page High School

• Ragsdale High School

• Smith High School

• Southern Guilford High School

• Southwest Guilford High School

• STEM College at A&T

• Western High Guilford School