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Talking the Talk by Holly Smith

Talking the Talk by Holly Smith

New Jersey Poetry Out Loud turns 10 this year! During the 2014-15 school year CavanKerry will celebrate this significant anniversary by inviting New Jersey teachers and students to write about their... Read More
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Saying Yes to Poetry Out Loud from Holly Smith

Saying Yes to Poetry Out Loud from Holly Smith

  New Jersey Poetry Out Loud turns 10 this year! During the 2014-15 school year CavanKerry will celebrate this significant anniversary by inviting New Jersey teachers and students to write about... Read More
Posted on By Hannah Neace
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
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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
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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
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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
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NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals: Remarks from Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim

NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals: Remarks from Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim

I very, very much enjoyed the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud finals, which were held last Friday at the NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark. The ten finalists generated a good portion... Read More
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NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals are Friday!

NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals are Friday!

CavanKerry is honored to support Poetry Out Loud! \ From the New Jersey Arts Council: Ten high school students from around the state will compete on Friday, March 14th in... Read More
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Teresa Carson Interviews Holly Smith, winner of the inaugural scholarship to the Frost Place

Teresa Carson Interviews Holly Smith, winner of the inaugural scholarship to the Frost Place

On March 15, Cameron Clarke, a senior from Dr. Ronald McNair Academic High School in Jersey City, was the runner-up in the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud state finals. CavanKerry... Read More
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