Mar. 23—As Wica-ta-wi Hoksina Brown inhabits the poem that won him the state Poetry Out Loud championship, he does so carefully, his voice almost conversational at first, then growing in strength and ...

Students at St. Johnsbury Academy recently recited poems during Chapel as part of the Poetry Out Loud Contest. They’ll return ...

Although I am often called on to judge poetry contests, I was glad I wasn’t a judge this time; the competition was tough. Poetry Out Loud is different from most competitions because the students ...

Nineteen Michigan students competed for the top honors after winning their local high school competitions. Fanning was one of three judges for the day-long competition, which lasts three rounds. “It’s ...

This past weekend, one student was selected to represent Solano County at the California State Poetry Out Loud competition in Sacramento, where they will memorize and recite poems that are significant ...

There was a time when Hana Kebede struggled with public speaking -- "I would stutter, I would be nervous, I would quieten my voice," she said. That's not the case now for the 16-year-old junior at ...