Zack Ruskin June 27, 2021Updated: June 27, 2021, 12:13 pm
Sacramento’s Alexandra Huynh, 18, the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate, will attend Stanford in the fall. Photo: Jennifer Vargas Esquivel
Alexandra Huynh has a big fall season ahead of her.
In a matter of weeks, the 18-year-old will be moving from her hometown of Sacramento to begin her freshman year at Stanford University. One reason Huynh is excited for college to start is the normalcy promised by a return to indoor classrooms and the chance to be face-to-face with her peers again.
Recently selected from a pool of four regional finalists, Huynh will serve a one-year term in which she will tour the country visiting with students and hosting poetry workshops. It’s a lot to ask of a college freshman, but Huynh said she’s ready for the challenge.