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SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - A unique competition was held in mid-Michigan on Sunday. Sunday was the first Poetry Out Loud recitation contest. It was held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bradley Theater in the ...

Willa Perry-Spears stands with their honorable mention medal at the 2023 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud state competition Friday at Mankato State University. DULUTH — Willa Perry-Spears hadn't thought much ...

Reciting poems that touched on the complexities of her Mexican-American heritage, a St. Francis DeSales High School senior recently won Ohio's Poetry Out Loud competition and will take part in the ...

Champaign Central senior Wade Schacht, left, and junior Kate Roth are headed to Springfield on Monday to compete against 14 other students from across Illinois in the 2023 Poetry Out Loud National ...

Mississippi's 2026 Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest. High school students from across the state compete for a chance to represent Mississippi in the National Recitation Contest in Washington, D.C.

Hailey Brown, 17, waited quietly for her poetry recitation victory, with only the scratching of a microphone and the shuffling of papers interrupting the silence. Brown, of Cole Camp R1 High School, ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Nearly a dozen middle and high school students stepped to the stage in hopes of their poetry performance getting them to nationals. Over the past 16 years, many Siouxland ...

Humboldt County’s annual Poetry Out Loud Contest took place Feb. 7 at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest open to all high school students across ...

A Columbia City student placed second for Indiana in the Poetry Out Loud recitation contest. Kylah Hockemeyer from Eagle Tech Academy won $100, as well as $200 for the school. The contest is a ...

Poetry Out Loud is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, LG ...