News & Events: News Clips
Press from 2008 - 2009 ContestPoised and proud for Poetry Out Loud, The Oregonian (OR), 5/4/09
Reciting out loud, News and Observer (NC), 5/3/09
Morrisville student makes finals in poetry competition, Burlington Free Press (VT), 5/1/09
A win worth shouting about, The State Journal (KY), 5/1/09
Washington-Lee Student Wins National Poetry Competition, Sun Gazette (VA), 5/1/09
A passion for poetry, Medill Reports (DC), 4/29/09
Dance Naked, Grotesquely, The New York Times (NY), 4/29/09
Let war crimes be bygones, Salon.com (DC), 4/29/09
SLUH student makes national Poetry Out Loud finals, Post-Dispatch (MO), 4/28/09
Pacific Grove poetry reader takes second in state contest, Monterey Herald (CA), 3/25/09
Stillwater sophomore named state champion, Tulsa World (OK), 3/23/09
Poetry in motion, West Virginia Gazette (WV), 3/21/09
Teen poet heads to Washington, Boston Globe (MA), 3/21/09
Piscataway student named winner of poetry competition, The Press of Atlantic City (NJ), 3/20/09
Taking a bilingual approach to state poetry contest, The Press of Atlantic City (NJ), 3/18/09
Mandan student wins poetry contest, The Bismarck Tribune (ND), 3/18/09
Teen students find a reason to recite rhyme, Philly.com (PA), 3/18/09
Orengo "owning the auditorium," Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), 3/16/09
Bangor student wins poetry contest, Bangor Daily News (ME), 3/16/09
Visual recital wins poetry competition, Statesman Journal (OR), 3/15/09
End of line for poetry contestants, Albany Times Union (NY), 3/14/09
PA Council on the Arts announces 2009 Poetry Out Loud State Champion, KLFY (PA), 3/13/09
It's poetry in motion to DC as West Valley student earns repeat trip, Yakima Herald-Republic (WA), 3/13/09
The power of a poem, Juneau Empire (AK), 3/13/09
Hamburg Senior named Poetry Out Loud state champ, Today's THV (AR), 3/12/09
They'll excite with poetry Thursday night, Albany Times Union (NY), 3/12/09
Poetry comes to life at statewide student competition, Dover Post (DE), 3/11/09
Students recite poetry in contest, SJ-R.com (IL), 3/11/09
Iowa high school poetry champ crowned, WOWT.com (IA), 3/11/09
Poetry best convened Out Loud, The Salt Lake Tribune (UT), 3/11/09
Washoe County student wins Poetry Out Loud state finals, Reno Gazette Journal (NV), 3/8/09
Weaver student wins district-level poetry competition, News-Record (NC), 3/8/09
Detroit student takes top honor in state poetry competition, Detroit News, 3/7/09
Arlington youth wins state poetry recitation contest, inRich.com, 3/6/09
Young poets to make us proud at Poetry Out Loud, MinnPost.com (MN), 3/4/09
Power of expression wins over judges, The State Journal (KY), 3/4/09
Poetry meets performance in spoken-word competition, Washington Post (DC), 2/26/09
DC student poets rock the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, The Washington Informer (DC), 2/25/09
Poetry Out Loud National Finals Coming to DC in April, Washington Examiner (DC), 2/25/09
Poem vs. poem, The Independent (KY), 2/14/09
Words that Sing, Journal Santa Fe (NM), 2/9/09
Well-Versed, Mail Tribune (OR), 2/8/09
Students honored in lost art of reciting poetry, Las Vegas Sun (NV), 2/8/09
Students recite poetry in contest, Deming Headlight (NM), 2/6/09
Hays junior comes close to picking up poetry contest win, HD news (KS), 2/5/09
Poetry Out Loud contest will return for another year at Veritas Academy, Newburg Graphic (OR), 2/5/09
Students in Poetry Out Loud, The Berkshire Eagle (NY), 2/5/09
KIDS: Poetry program helps kids build confidence (CO), 2/03/09
School news, The Spokesman-Review (WA), 1/31/09
High school poets gather for regional competition, Yakima Herald (WA), 1/30/09
Mass. Students compete in poetry recitation, South Coast Today (MA), 1/29/09
Poetry to be out loud at MCI competition, Bangor Daily News (ME), 1/28/09
Every school, every week, Elm Grove Now, 1/28/09
Teaching artist encourages students to enjoy Poetry Out Loud, McCook Daily Gazette (NE), 1/28/09
Oregon School for the Deaf competes in Poetry Out Loud, Statesman Journal (OR), 1/28/09
Hellgate High all-school Poetry Out Loud Wednesday, Missoulian (MT), 1/27/09
Niehaus wins again, Boonville Daily News (MO), 1/27/09
Rhyme & Reason, Philly Burbs (PA), 1/27/09
Hays HS student advances to regional poetry reading contest, HD News (KS), 1/23/09
Community Digest, San Mateo County Times (CA), 1/22/09
Students compete in first-ever county poetry contest, Southern Maryland News (MD), 1/21/09
Freeport student named champ, Times Record (ME), 1/21/09
Poetry Out Loud Contest planned, Ashley County Ledger (AR), 1/20/09
Deming High senior wins "Poetry Out Loud" contest, Deming Headlight (NM), 1/19/09
PA Ventura: Jan. 17 (CA), 1/17/09
Finding the Bard, North Platte Telegraph (NE), 1/17/09
Andrew Lampron is 2009 DAR Good Citizen recipient, Manchester Journal (NY), 1/15/09
Deming students to recite poems in competition, Deming Headlight (NM), 1/15/09
Madera High School announces trio of poetry winners, Madera Tribune (CA), 1/15/09
North Branch High School students to participate in statewide poetry program, The Country Press (MI), 1/14/09
Poetry Out Loud, The Item (SC), 1/14/09
Poetry competition returns to Rockland High, The Enterprise (MA), 1/14/09
Education Newsmakers, Record-Eagle (MI), 1/13/09
Poetry Out Loud comes to EHS, Portsmouth Herald (NH), 1/9/09
Poetry Out Loud competition is coming to Ventura in February, Thousand Oaks Acorn (CA), 1/9/09
Poetry Out Loud at First Flight High School, Outer Banks Sentinel (NC), 1/9/09
Local students to compete in poetry contest, Deming Headlight (NM), 1/7/09
Poetry champ to be crowned, Delmarva Now (MD), 1/6/09
Oklahoma lauds Scott Momaday for poet laureate term, The Oklahoman (OK), 1/4/08
Poetry Out Loud, Mobile Press-Register (AL), 12/25/08
Book it, Read Street (MD), 12/25/08
Poetry contest coming, Lansing State Journal (MI), 12/21/08
Close to Home: School Notes, Portland Press Herald (ME), 12/17/08
Teen poets have 'spark,' The Huntsville Times (Al), 12/15/08
Poetry Out Loud, Mobile Press-Register (AL), 12/14/08
Central High poets shine in competition, The News-Leader (MO), 12/12/08
Every School, Every Thursday, Des Moines Register (IA), 12/11/08
Statewide Poetry Out Loud competition set, The Charleston Gazette (WV), 12/10/08
Poetry recitation at Hardaway, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA), 12/8/08
Serra High grad tells new generation to read, The Daily Breeze (CA), 12/4/08
Bernard Poetry Out Loud winners announced, The Cullman Times (AL), 12/4/08
Contest gives Blue Ridge students new appreciation for poetry, The Greenville News (SC), 12/2/08
Poetry Out Loud contest honors three, Saline Reporter (MI), 11/26/08
'Poetry Out Loud' gives students lesson in literature, The Huntsville Times (AL), 11/26/08
Abington Heights hosts Poetry Out Loud, Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader (PA), 11/26/08
Around campus, Mobile Press-Register (AL), 11/26/08
DHS students participate in poetry contest, Mobile Press-Register (AL), 11/23/2008
Carlisle, Davidson tops in Poetry Out Loud, Gulf Coast Newspapers (AL), 11/21/08
Salem English students learn poetry through recitation, The Eagle Tribune (MA), 11/21/08
Freshman to discuss reading habits of students at convention, The University Daily Kansan (KS), 11/18/08
Wyoming Poetry Out Loud, Jackson Hole Star Tribune (WY), 11/17/08
Sign up for poetry event, Moorpark Acorn (CA), 11/14/08
Chief executive, wife dole out awards, Williamsport Sun-Gazette (PA), 11/13/08
New Jersey 'Poetry Out Loud' champ featured on new DVD, New Jersey Star Ledger (NJ), 11/12/08
More than memorizing lines, Gulf Coast Newspapers (AL), 10/29/08
Changing School Culture with Poetry Out Loud, Michigan Arts & Humanities (MI), 10/28/08
Maria Shriver to Debut 'Night at The Village' Event with Rachael Ray, Billie Jean King, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Rocco DiSpirito, Bizjournals (CA), 10/22/08
S.F. High School students bring poetry lines to life, Gulf Coast Newspapers (AL), 10/22/08
Poetry Out Loud competition open to students, Muskogee Daily Phoenix (OK), 10/20/08
B.Z. Smith resigns from Arts Council, Sacramento Union Democrat (CA), 10/15/08
Understand nature on Halloween trail, The Saginaw News (MI), 10/11/08
Celebrating Oregon's culture, Mail Tribune (OR), 10/10/08
Shout it Out Loud, Mining Gazette (MI), 10/07/08
Education Calendar, Traverse City Record Eagle (MI), 10/07/08
School News, Morris County Daily Record (NJ), 9/29/08
Poetry Out Loud participants sought, Reno Gazette Journal (NV), 9/26/08
Nevada Poetry Out Loud program for high schoolers, KNPR 88.9 FM (NV), 9/22/08
Poetry Out Loud competition open to teens, The Independent (NJ), 9/17/08
Poetry Out Loud competition announced, Curry County Reporter (OR), 9/17/08
Win big with 'Poetry Out Loud' contest, Cherry Hill Courier Post (NJ), 9/11/08
Participants being sought for Poetry Out Loud competition, The Vicksburg Post (MS), 9/10/08
Poetry program offers scholarships, school funds, Gulf Coast Newspapers (AL), 8/24/08
'Poetry Out Loud' comes to town, Huntsville Times (AL), 8/18/08
Rising Star series in Millennium Park, ABC7 Chicago.com (IL), 6/10/08
With Class of 2008 we take another step into the future, Annapolis Capital (MD), 6/08/08
Student spotlight, Philadelphia Inquirer (PA), 6/1/08
Letter to the Editor, The Southern (IL), 5/31/08
Rising Stars series in Millennium Park, ABC7 Chicago.com (IL), 5/29/08
Hu cherishes national Poetry Out Loud experience, Morris Sun Tribune (NJ), 5/21/08
Fine arts notes, The Oklahoman (OK), 5/18/08
Is Rap Poetry?, Huffington Post (NAT), 5/18/08
Rosholt Honoree, Marshall County Journal (SD), 5/14/08
Student uses talent for poetry, Stillwater News Press (OK), 5/13/08
Nogales native makes splash at Governor's Art Award dinner, Nogales International (AZ), 5/13/08
'Ro' Bettencourt, a poetry champion, is about to write another verse, Sacramento Bee (CA), 5/12/08
Poetry Out Loud: Hellgate senior to recite works at national finals, Montana.gov (MT), 5/6/08