Meet A Poet: Sophia Hall

The American Center in Moscow’s monthly “Meet a Poet” series returns on Monday, June 24, 2024, with D.C. Youth Poet Laureate Sophia Hall. Tune in live to enjoy the reading and to ask our poet your questions live! Sophia Hall’s writing has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the Library of Congress, and several other organizations. Her poem “Multiple Choice,” won grand prize in the Sixteen River Press’s Youth Poetry Contest and was subsequently nominated for the Pushcart Prize. In 2022, she won the Smith College Poetry Prize for High School Girls, selected by Leila Chatti. Sophia is also the Art and Social Justice Fellow at Strathmore Arts Center and Woolly Mammoth Theater Company. Her haiku, selected from 2900-plus submissions from 71 countries, have been displayed in prominent locations in the Washington DC Business District. She posts her writing and artwork on her Instagram account @estelleuphoria, reaching an audience of over 100k users. She will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, where she was recruited for creative writing.