Poetry Month: NYC Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Shvarts

17-year-old Elizabeth Shvarts is the newly-appointed New York City Youth Poet Laureate and the northeast regional National Youth Poet Laureate finalist. She joined WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk about the climate crisis, Taylor Swift, and the importance of getting uncomfortable. 

Poem by Elizabeth Shvarts

(Shanelle Gabriel Urban Word NYC/WNYC News)