The ornate Barre Opera House typically hosts world-renowned actors and musicians. But at the Poetry Out Loud semifinals on March 9, Vermont high school students took center stage. In formal attire, ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the number of performers who could qualify for prizes of $1,000-$20,000, plus money for their schools, in the national Poetry Out Loud ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...

In his rousing keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 50 th anniversary gala last month, then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson offered an unexpected piece of advice: “Don’t throw away your hard-copy ...

LEOMINSTER — It’s one thing to write a poem, and something else entirely to effectively communicate that poem to a live audience. Leominster High School held its schoolwide Poetry Out Loud recitation ...

Angie Faieq, a Towson resident and junior at the G.W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology, will compete against students from across the country this April for a chance to win the national Poetry ...

An Ocala high school senior will represent Florida in a national poetry recitation contest this spring.Jarod Atchley of West Port High School won the Florida Humanities Council's "Poetry Out Loud" ...

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, and ...

(Mizzima/IFEX) – The following is a 10 April 2007 statement from Mizzima News, an interim member of IFEX: Recitation of poems by Burma’s greatest poet banned The Burmese military regime banned the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — 14 award-winning teenagers from across Illinois are set to compete in Springfield for a slot in the 2026 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest in Washington D.C. in ...