Poetry Out Loud

In 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation joined together to create Poetry Out Loud, a program that encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through exploration, memorization, and performance. Poetry Out Loud begins in the classroom as students select poems to recite from the Poetry Out Loud anthology of more than 650 classic and contemporary poems.

The program follows a pyramid structure. Students first compete against each other in a classroom contest, with champions advancing to a school-wide competition.  A regional and/or state competition is then held to select two winners to compete at the National Finals.

The Regional Final for schools in the NWESD region will be on February 8, 2012 at the Burlington Public Library. 

Professional Development Workshop - September 28, 2011 - Burlington Public Library.

For more information and registration; email Mary Lane, poetry.out.loud@arts.wa.gov

Click here for more information about the Poetry Out Loud organization.

Poetry Out Loud Fact Sheet - 2011-2012