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One way Dallas' new poet laureate Kristoddie Woods, known as Black Ceasar, reaches audiences is through his TikTok account. He recently invited them to vote on their favorite slide, including this one, in an "Urban Cowboy x Poet" series. [Screenshot: Ceasar's Poetry Corner/TikTok]
The Last Word: Dallas’ New Poet Laureate Kristoddie Woods—aka Black Ceasar—on Turning Readers Into Poets
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 14, 2026
Dallas' third poet laureate Kristoddie Woods steps in alongside youth poet laureate Cadence Diggs, a 17-year-old Booker T. Washington High School student, for a two-year term.
