How poetry builds teenagers' confidence (w/ Youth Poet Laureate Naisha Randhar)

How to Be a Better Human

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Self-improvement, Personal Growth, Better Human, Chris Duffy, Interviews, Emotional Awareness, Self-help, Education

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris is speaking with Naisha Randhar. Naisha is the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas, the author of Roses of Arma, and the youngest guest Chris has ever interviewed — she’s a high school sophomore. Chris and Naisha talk about the inspiring work of teaching teenagers poetry and how to balance self-awareness with self-confidence. Naisha also encourages listeners to be witnesses more than interpreters and how it’s equally important to witness yourself and your presence in the world.

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0:00.0	No, that's not right.
0:04.0	Ah, yes, I've got it.
0:07.0	His hands may be a little unsure, but this tune is in his bones.
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0:59.6	You're listening to How to Be a Better Human.
1:01.1	I'm your host, Chris Duffy.
1:05.7	We have interviewed a lot of different people on this show, people from all different kinds of backgrounds from all over the world who do all sorts of different, incredible,
1:10.0	amazing things. But today's guest, Naisha Randar, is the first who do all sorts of different, incredible, amazing things.
1:11.5	But today's guest, Naisha Randar, is the first person in the history of our show who is still
1:16.3	currently a high school student.
1:18.8	Now, Naisha is so much more than just a high schooler.
1:21.1	I don't mean to minimize her by focusing on her age.
1:23.6	She's a writer and the youth poet laureate of Dallas where she lives.
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