Kendryk Youngblood is a former member of UH's Poetry Slam team called UH Coogslam, which won 4th place in the Collegiate Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI), in April of 2019. Kendryk has his work published in Shards magazine, Defunkt magazine, and Poet's Choice. He teaches and shares poetry through his YouTube Channel "Youngblood Poetry" and documents his poetry journey on Instagram @kendryk_youngblood