2025 Loudoun Youth Poet Laureate

Krisha Dotiwalla is a sophomore at Briar Woods High School in Ashburn, Virginia. Her poetry is inspired through her experiences and all that is around her, pulling parts of art from her experiences as a classical Indian dancer, a pianist, and a writer(of course). She hopes to use her poetry to bring a rise in the current generation of inspired youth and that in a time like now, where it has never been more difficult to be authentically you, she can help to create a community of people, from all walks of life, who feel connected against all struggles. She wishes to see a world where we are united and where we rise to move forward together. Words are our greatest form of expression, and she hopes to inspire and create with each syllable, to spread the love of this art form with as many people as possible.