Aniyah Smith

Aniyah "Ani" Smith is a DMV native but New York based poet, singer, and performer. Ani is a two-time DC Youth Slam Team member and competed at Brave New Voices in San Francisco and Houston. She has earned many accolades. These include being the 2018 DC Youth Poet Laureate, 2018 DC Youth Slam Grand Slam Team Champion, a member of the 2018 Louder Than a Bomb-DMV winning team, and the 2017 National Book Festival Slam Champion. She attends the American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she is pursuing a theater degree.