Actor Idris Elba hosts the Brave New Voices National Youth Poetry Grand Slam Championship in Washington, D.C.; the fierce competition produces a surprise outcome.

Ray, the Ft. Lauderdale coach, faces a difficult choice; coaches and team members work to help Britney overcome her lingering insecurities; the teams prepare for the trip to the finals.

B. Yung faces his emotions; Aimee, Carolyn and Fiona share personal stories; Josh delivers an emotional Father's Day poem; Jasmine's health problems make it hard for her to compete.

Work begins for poetry teams in Philadelphia, Honolulu and Ann Arbor, Mich., a few weeks before the Washington finals; B. Yung's spot is jeopardized when he fails a teamwork test given by his coach.