The World’s Premier Youth Poetry Event

Brave New Voices is the only festival of its kind. Every year, over 500 young poets and the nation’s leading artists convene in a different U.S. city for four days of arts education, performance, and civic engagement.

Join Future Corps!

Applications close on April 11, 2025

The prestigious Future Corps collective is seeking new and inspiring leaders, organizers, movers, and shakers to join this year’s squad for the Brave New Voices festival in Madison, Wisconsin, from July 16-20, 2025.

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Brave New Voices 2025

Join us July 16-19 in Madison Wisconsin!

The Brave New Voices 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 competitions. Learn more about the inner workings that make Brave New Voices the premier youth event of the year.

Stay up to date with the festival by following @bravenwvoices on Instagram.