Seattle Arts and Lectures

Quinn Umeno is a youth poet born and raised in Seattle, Washington. They have been writing poetry as long as they can remember and as a queer mixed race POC poet they focus on poetry as a powerful form of self-expression that questions and builds identity in the face of a rapidly changing world, acting as a quiet connection with the people around them. They have worked as a youth leader and board member for Youth Speaks Seattle since 2022, and have performed their work at Brave New Voices, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, El Centro de la Raza, and various open mics around the greater Seattle area.