What is Poetry Out Loud?

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Tentative date for EA competition:
Wednesday, November 12th or Thursday, November 13th for the final school competition.
*A second poem must be memorized for the EA competition.

States hold their competitions by mid-March.
Following the state finals, the National Finals will be held in Washington, DC, April 27-29, 2015.

Lesson Plans: "The Tone Map" "Poems Put to Use"

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ONLY poems listed here or in the current printed anthology are eligible for the 2014-2015 Poetry Out Loud competition.

What will you remember from high school?

Garrison Keillor answers this question - cue to 5:07





Read this post on Shakespeare's Sonnet XVIII: "Shall I Compare Thee to Summer's Day?"