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We're only two months into 2021, but suffice to say it's already been a year of firsts—and that now includes a poetry recital at a major football game. Amanda Gorman became the first poet to ever ...

The Poetry Out Loud competition will give South Dakota high school students a chance to showcase their talents for the state ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Bryonn Bain is the director of the Prison Education Program. In fact, he is a founder of the program, but no longer serves as ...

Willa Perry-Spears stands with their honorable mention medal at the 2023 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud state competition Friday at Mankato State University. DULUTH — Willa Perry-Spears hadn't thought much ...

Last month, as the world watched the Winter Olympics in South Korea, another nail-biter was unfolding across the United States, in classrooms throughout Illinois, and in the same rural hamlets and ...

Katie Lineburg with Oregon runner-up Brooklyn Carr Heuer and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, who attended the Poetry Out Loud State Contest on March 9 at Salem Public Library. Photo courtesy of Oregon ...

Rachel Alexander Cambre, Ph.D., is a visiting fellow with the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. In his rousing keynote ...

This year, the annual Poetry Out Loud competition will continue in Santa Barbara County through a virtual program sponsored by Corazón del Pueblo: The Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa ...

Literary figure Bhushita Vasistha captivated audiences on Friday and Saturday evenings with a poetry recital at Nepalaya's "r" Sala in Kalikasthan, blending classical and contemporary works in a ...