Invite Poetry Out Loud:
National Recitation Contest

into Your High School's ELA Classrooms!

Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry as they memorize and perform notable poems in a series of competitions that begin in the classroom and will culminate with national championships in Washington, D.C. in April.  

In alignment with NYSAAE’s mission, Poetry Out Loud builds on the strengths of arts-integrated curriculum. A statewide non-profit service organization, NYSAAE is dedicated to protecting and strengthening arts education through advocacy, information dissemination, and professional development.  These services are provided to constituents across New York State to ensure that students receive an education that is rich in all of the arts. 

Upon registration, teachers will receive dynamic teaching tools that will invoke students' excitement about literature and poetry recitation, including sample lesson plans, audio CDs of poets reciting their own famous works, publicity materials for school competitions, and a DVD of winning student performances from the 2009 Poetry Out Loud National Finals. 

Poetry Out Loud is sponsored by: