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Niveah Glover, a 12th-grade student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, is the 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Champion! The 2nd place winner is Tiana Renee Jones, a 10th-grade student at Whitefield Academy in Mableton, Georgia, and Nyla Dinkins, a 10th-grade student at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, DC took 3rd place.
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What’s It Like To Compete?
Nervous about reciting? Unsure of where to start? Don’t be—everything you need to help you perform a successful recitation is right here.
“POL is one big family. Everyone is in support of each other. It surprised me how much it didn’t feel like a competition; instead, it felt like a group of people who were simply passionate about poetry sharing it with each other and an audience.”
–Niveah Glover, 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Champion
For Teachers and Organizers
The Power of Poetry
Every year thousands of teachers integrate Poetry Out Loud into their curricula. This section has everything you need to run a successful program in your classroom.