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Poetry Out Loud: National Competition News

Washington State’s Langston Ward is named Poetry Out Loud National Champion Spokane, Washington high school student receives $20,000 award at Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Washington, DC – Langston... Read More

Posted on May 06, 2013 By Hannah Neace

An Interview with Kavita Oza: 2013 NJ Poetry Out Loud State Champion

On March 15th, Kavita Oza, a junior from Peddie School in Hightstown, became the 2013 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Champion. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I was particularly struck... Read More

Posted on Apr 16, 2013 By Hannah Neace

Marcus Jackson on Judging NJ Poetry Out Loud

My experience judging the NJPOL Finals was a very rewarding. Hearing wonderful poems read aloud is always a pleasure, but witnessing such a remarkable group of high school students bringing... Read More

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 By Hannah Neace

Why support Poetry Out Loud? (from Teresa Carson)

On March 15, Joan Cusack Handler and I sat in the Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University and listened as eight high school students each recited three poems in the New Jersey... Read More

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 By Hannah Neace