Possible Clues:

• Many an 'iCarly' fan
• Many a reader of the 'Twilight' series
• In effect, we ensure bard's in the middle
• One getting 'the talk,' say
• One born in the early 2010s, in 2022
• 11-year-old, for example
• One studying for a bar or bat mitzvah, say
• 10-, 11- or 12-year-old
• 11-year-old, say
• Poet’s flanked by escort: we encounter hosts