Poetry out loud
What is it?
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation are supporting partners to Poetry Out Loud, a free high school program which encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps high school students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, learn about their literary heritage and compete for college scholarship funding.
The Indiana State Library took ownership of this program in 2017 from the Indiana Arts Commission.
https://www.in.gov/library/5580.htm
https://www.poetryoutloud.org
How it works
Competitions at the school or classroom level will be held during the fall semester to identify one student winner who will represent their school at the state finals and compete for the chance to represent Indiana at the National Finals in Washington, D.C. in April.
The Indiana State Library is still improving on ways to make this a better program and able to reach more students across the state to get involved.
Deliverables
Poetry Out Loud - Program
Name Badges
Headshot Photos
Stage Photography
Swag Setup
Poetry Ourselves
Poetry Out Loud offers an additional competition for original student work to be submitted. Each regional school champion may submit written or spoken poetry and recite it at the state championship competition.
Photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/instatelibrary/sets/72157688100004480