The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a National Book Award-winning young adult novel in verse about Afro-Latina teen Xiomara "X" Batista, who discovers her voice and identity through slam poetry while navigating strict family expectations, first love, and her place in the world in Harlem, New York. The story explores themes of religion, sexism, and female empowerment as X secretly joins her school's poetry club, finding an outlet for her frustrations and passions in her notebook and on stage.