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 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Poetry Out Loud ®, an arts education program of the National Endowment for the Arts, is returning for the 2026-2027 school year, inviting high school students ...

Okay, this is one of those posts that require a full confession: I’m a poetry freak. I can’t seem to get over the idea that connecting students to poetry would be awesome. Why do I say ‘would be’?

Each year, high school students from all over the United States come together to compete in a poetry recitation contest — standing center stage with only a microphone and their memory. From NPR News, ...

Two roads diverged in an emerald wood. But unlike Robert Frost, I knew where I stood and had traveled both. One path meandered east, deeper into northern New Mexico’s Pecos Wilderness. The other ...

Rahele Megosha, a high school senior from South Dakota, has been named the 2021 Poetry Out Loud national champion. The competition invites high school students to memorize and recite great poetry, ...

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 ...

Armie Hammer braved the outdoors to recite some poetry. The “Call Me by Your Name” actor, 33, went to Central Park “weeks ago,” we’re told, to recite poet Wendy Cope’s “Valentine.” The result, which ...

Rahele Megosha, a senior at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, won the 2021 Poetry Out Loud prize on Thursday. The award is given by the... Reciting Poetry Earns South Dakota Teenager A National ...