RI State Arts Council Announces State Finalists for Poetry Out Loud Contest

RI State Arts Council Announces State Finalists for Poetry Out Loud Contest

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts has announced the state finalists for the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest.

See the Finalists in the Chart Below

The competition is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about poetry through memorization, performance, and competition.

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The finals will take place on Sunday, March 8 at James P. Metcalf Auditorium at the RISD Museum.

The Finals

In the finals, the 11 contestants will recite works they selected from an anthology of more than 900 classic and contemporary poems.

The winner of the Poetry Out Loud Rhode Island finals will receive $200, and the winner’s school will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials.

The first runner-up will receive $100, with $200 for his or her school library. 

The state champion of the Poetry Out Loud Rhode Island final will receive an all-expenses-paid trip (with an adult chaperone) to compete in the national finals in Washington, DC, on April 27–29, 2020.

The Poetry Out Loud national finals will present a total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends, with a $20,000 award for the Poetry Out Loud National Champion.