Nation's New Youth Poet Laureate On The Power Of Poetry: 'I'm Able To Process Darker Emotions'

Alexandra Huynh of Sacramento, California is the nation's new youth poet laureate. The 18-year-old's appointment was announced Thursday night in a virtual ceremony hosted by Urban Word and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Here & Now learned more about the four laureate finalists on Thursday, and now has more about Huynh and her future plans.