Poetry Out Loud Competition

Applicant must be currently enrolled in high school (grades 9-12, with an exception made for 8th-grade students participating in a 9th- through 12th-grade class). All poems must be selected from the Poetry Out Loud print or online anthology. At the state and national finals, students must have three poems prepared. One must be 25 lines or fewer, and one must be written before the 20th century. The same poem may be used to meet both criteria, and may be the student's third poem.

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Renewable: No
Average award:: $20,000
Awarded anualy:: Yes
Unlimited awards:: No
Repay required:: No

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Enrollment level: High School Junior, High School Freshman, High School Senior, High School Sophomore

Art: Poetry

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1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 United States
Phone: (202) 682-5400

Poetry Out Loud Competition

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