
Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition for high school students that is bringing language to life through poetry recitation and developing youth voices using the works of great classic and contemporary poets.

2023 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud Champion, Stella Wright from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. Photo by James Kegley.
The competition is FREE and open to students in grades 9–12. Students participate in local, regional, state and national competitions. Participating students can also submit self-written poetry for e-publication.
No registration or participation fees!
Visit www.mnscsc.org/poetry-out-loud or contact poetry@mnscsc.org
This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
