{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"National Youth Poet Laureate Daniel Umemezie on using his words to bridge worlds","publication_date":"July 15, 2026","summary":"For a decade, the National Youth Poet Laureate program has honored some of the country’s top young writers who are using their work to inspire social change. Fred de Sam Lazaro recently sat down with the 2026-2027 laureate in his hometown of Cedar Falls, Iowa. It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/07\/6c8bdf845997d1148480e63b4e607276-future-1-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}