2010 Poetry Out Loud National Champion, Amber Rose Johnson of Rhode Island recites “For My People” by Margaret Walker at the National Finals in Washington, D.C. For more information on the National Finals, click here.
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This Learning Recitation video was created to illustrate the art of poetry recitation for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Watch the video and read the accompanying guide here.
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Welcome to Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud is administered in partnership with the State Arts Agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
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 Jean Toomer An important figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Jean Toomer was born in Washington, DC, the grandson of the first governor of African-American descent in the United States. A descendent of both white and black heritage, Toomer attended both all-white and all-black segregated schools, and from early on in his life he resisted being classified by ...More » Poems November Cotton Flower |