Poetry Out Loud New Jersey
More Resources • Deadline: November 17, 2023Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a national poetry recitation program for students in grades 9-12, or the age/grade equivalent. Traditionally designed for public, charter, parochial school and home school teachers, POL recently announced opportunities for parents, community leaders, organizations, and other interested facilitators to engage with the program. In addition to high school participants, other grades are welcome to register and run the program at the school level, but do not qualify for the contest.
Poetry Out Loud, a free national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, encourages high school students across the country to learn about great works of classic and contemporary poetry through memorization and recitation. Not only do they share their interpretation and delivery of poetry; they also vie for awards and scholarships totaling $50,000.
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