POETRY OUT LOUD

The Annual Poetry Out Loud Competition is a national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.  Through the expressive recitation of poems, students bring poems to life utilizing their rich literary tradition of storytelling.  After the performers are judged on physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding, and overall performance, one of the six regional contestants will advance to the Virginia Poetry Out Loud State Finals in March to compete for a spot at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington D. C. in May.  For more information, review the Virginia Commission for the Arts Website.

2023-24 Competition Information

Heritage High School will be hosting the in-school competition on December 13, 2023 in the library. Students may enter either through a classroom competition or coming to room 307 during whole school lunch on Wednesday, November 15 to compete for a spot. Students must memorize one poem to enter. If selected, students will memorize a second poem. For more information, visit the Poetry Out Loud website.