"The city's best teenage poets" (The New York Times) take the stage with poetry and performance. Founded on the belief that teenagers can and must speak for themselves, Urban Word NYC has been at the forefront of the youth spoken word, poetry and hip-hop movements in New York City since 1999. Urban Word NYC presents literary arts education and youth development programs in the areas of creative writing, journalism, college prep, literature and hip-hop.

The evening will also feature music by playfully street-savvy rap artist, "MaG" J. Daniels, who performed earlier at IMPACT 2012 with the Jon Braman Band. Tonight he will perform with Jon Braman and Arthur Lewis.