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2007 National Champion Amanda Fernandez from the District of Columbia after her win at the National Finals.© James Kegley
Poetry Foundation President John Barr, 2nd Place Winner Branden Emanual Wellington, Poetry Out Loud 2007 National Champion Amanda Fernandez, 3rd Place Winner Alanna Rivera, and NEA Chairman Dana Gioia.© James Kegley
Alabama State Champion Khadijah Robinson.© James Kegley
California State Champion Karen Hong.© James Kegley
Connecticut State Champion Mara Dauphin.© James Kegley
Delaware State Champion Daniel James Foster.© James Kegley
Georgia State Champion Kelsey Bogue.© James Kegley
Iowa State Champion Spencer Gilbert.© James Kegley
Second Place Winner Branden Emanual Wellington.© James Kegley
Kansas State Champion Patrick Kuhn.© James Kegley
Kentucky State Champion and National Finalist Dean Muir.© James Kegley
Minnesota State Champion Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan.© James Kegley
Montana State Champion and National Finalist Joshua Kelly.© James Kegley
Nebraska State Champion and National Finalist Shuqiao Song.© James Kegley
Pennsylvania State Champion Olivia Lee Meldrum.© James Kegley
Texas State Champion Albert Drake.© James Kegley
Wisconsin State Champion Matthew Scales.© James Kegley
Host of the radio show A Prairie Home Companion and a National Finals Judge, Garrison Keillor, and National Champion Amanda Fernandez after the Finals.© James Kegley
National Champion Amanda Fernandez reacts to the national champion announcement surrounded by fellow finalists. From left: Joshua Kelly, Janessa Nickell, Amanda Fernandez, 3rd Place Winner Alanna Rivera, 2nd Place Winner Branden Emanual Wellington, and Naja Selby.© James Kegley