Watch as Harmony Devoe, Vermont Youth Poet Laurate, details her experience crafting poetry and speaks to the joy she feels sharing her Filipina heritage with the audience at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Enjoy as Harmony Devoe performs her poem, My Favorite Color is the Philippines. Harmony Devoe is a 16-year-old Vermont Youth Poet Laureate. She writes and speaks to themes of social justice, environmentalism, identity, heritage, and is an advocate for marginalized communities. She aspires to publish her first book in the near future, and attend law school to become both a lawyer and an author. Enjoy the journey of Harmony Devoe, a transformational youth spoken word activist, during her performance this past summer on the National Mall!