Poetry Out Loud New York

New York's round of the National Endowment for the Arts recitation contest. Students in grades 9-12 memorise and perform poems from the official anthology, winning first at school, then at the state final. The state champion gets an all-expenses-paid trip to the national finals in Washington. Free to enter.

Offered by Teachers and Writers Collaborative, with the New York State Council on the Arts. Competition for high school students in New York, USA. Format: In-person. Cost: Free. Grades 9–12. Deadline: rolling or not yet announced.

Fields: Writing, Humanities, Arts

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