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Fifty-three champions from every state, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico competed during the two-day competition.© James Kegley
Top Three: 2nd Place Winner Barbara Gooding, Poetry Out Loud 2009 National Champion William Farley, and 3rd Place Winner Kareem Sayegh. © James Kegley
Alabama State Champion Sohaila Nikoufar© James Kegley
Alaska State Champion Caitlin Woolsey© James Kegley
Arizona State Champion Erik Hollis© James Kegley
Arkansas State Champion Shenequa Page© James Kegley
California State Champion Spencer Klavan© James Kegley
Colorado State Champion Kaleena Kovach© James Kegley
Delaware State Champion Tonisha Jones© James Kegley
District of Columbia Champion Wesley Mann© James Kegley
Florida State Champion Monique Henry© James Kegley
Georgia State Champion Elijah Orengo© James Kegley
Hawaii State Champion Sarah Welch© James Kegley
Idaho State Champion Devin Bean© James Kegley
Illinois State Champion Kareem Sayegh© James Kegley
Indiana State Champion Derek Kaellner© James Kegley
Iowa State Champion Mia Pearson© James Kegley
Kansas State Champion Madeline Roger© James Kegley
Kentucky State Champion Barbara Gooding© James Kegley
Louisiana State Champion Jasmine Haynes© James Kegley
Maine State Champion William Whitham© James Kegley
Maryland State Champion Amanda Jackiewicz© James Kegley
Massachusetts State Champion Wilmene Hercule© James Kegley
Michigan State Champion Daniel Bellomy© James Kegley
Minnesota State Champion Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan© James Kegley
Mississippi State Champion Sheniqua Wesley© James Kegley
Missouri State Champion Peter Winfrey© James Kegley
Montana State Champion Sara Larson© James Kegley
Nebraska State Champion Edson de Oliveira© James Kegley
Nevada State Champion Emily Orellana© James Kegley
New Jersey State Champion Ijeoma Egekeze© James Kegley
New Hampshire State Champion Cote Laramie© James Kegley
New Mexico State Champion Santana Shorty© James Kegley
New York State Champion Catherine Woodard© James Kegley
North Carolina State Champion Nadia Nasir© James Kegley
North Dakota State Champion Kaley Schwab© James Kegley
Ohio State Champion Mido Aly© James Kegley
Oklahoma State Champion Renae Perry© James Kegley
Oregon State Champion Tiffany Hill© James Kegley
Pennsylvania State Champion Molly Stoltz© James Kegley
Puerto Rico Champion Viviana Bonilla Lopez© James Kegley
Rhode Island State Champion Amber Johnson© James Kegley
South Carolina State Champion Shannon Laribo© James Kegley
South Dakota State Champion Wiyaka His Horse Is Thunder© James Kegley
Tennessee State Champion Stacy Padilla© James Kegley
Texas State Champion Stanley Jackson© James Kegley
U.S. Virgin Islands Champion Tabari Davis© James Kegley
Utah State Champion Janna Tessman© James Kegley
Vermont State Champion Audrey Kiely© James Kegley
Virginia State Champion William Farley© James Kegley
Washington State Champion BreAnna Jones© James Kegley
West Virginia State Champion Jasmine Lewis© James Kegley
Wisconsin State Champion Caitlin Snodgrass© James Kegley
Wyoming State Champion Danielle Then© James Kegley