Kenny Carroll
2017 Washington DC Youth Poet Laureate
Kenny Carroll III (Hi!) is a writer, performer, teacher, and host from DC. He was the 2017 DC Youth Poet Laureate and in 2019 received the Thomas Lux scholarship from Sarah Lawrence. He is a Watering Hole and Sarah Lawrence fellow. His work has been featured in the Split This Rock Quarry, The Hill Rag, Mixed Mag and other publications. He’s been lucky enough to perform all over the country. He’s in love with pancakes, and the wifi in his apartment is named after his and his partner's dog, Kevin.