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From Champion to Judge: NJPOL 2014 winner Natasha Vargas

From Champion to Judge: NJPOL 2014 winner Natasha Vargas

Last year’s NJ Poetry Out Loud champion Natasha Vargas went on to win third place in the 2014 Poetry Out Loud National Championship. This year NJPOL invited her to be a judge at the state... Read More
From Poetry Out Loud National Finals

From Poetry Out Loud National Finals

Check out 3rd place winner/NJ state champ Natasha Vargas and her reading of “Ecology” by Jack Collom Read More
Poetry Out Loud: Interview with NJ State Winner Natasha Vargas

Poetry Out Loud: Interview with NJ State Winner Natasha Vargas

In April, I attended a poetry reading that celebrated New Jersey’s rich poetry heritage. Ten contemporary NJ poets read not only their own poems but also the poems of iconic NJ poets—e.g.... Read More
Congratulations Natasha Vargas!

Congratulations Natasha Vargas!

Photo credit: James Kegley New Jersey’s Poetry Out Loud winner, Natasha Vargas placed third in the national Poetry Out Loud championships. Read all about it here. Congrats Natasha! Read More
Poetry Out Loud: Interview with teacher Kathryn Henderson

Poetry Out Loud: Interview with teacher Kathryn Henderson

At the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud state finals, which took place on March 15 in the Victoria Theater at NJ Performing Arts Center, I was sitting in front of a... Read More