Poetry Projects
Poetry Out LoudSupported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation,
Poetry Out Loud, is a nationwide recitation contest in which students memorize and perform poems. The program uses a pyramid structure in which classroom winners advance to the school level, then the regional or state level, and finally the National Finals, where they compete for awards and stipends.
Poetry in VoiceIn 2010 the patron of the Ontario-based Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry, Scott Griffin,
Poetry in Voice/ Les voix de la poesie, a bilingual recitation contest for high school students. Also following a pyramid structure, the new program combines the study of French and English language literature with public performance.
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