Louisiana Poetry Out Loud

Congrats to our Louisiana State Winner: Jacob Simmons a Senior at Covington High School. This is Jacob's third consecutive year as the state champion. We look forward to hear more and more from this incredible Senior!

REGION 8 EDUCATORS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and the state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

Since 2005, Poetry Out Loud has grown to reach more than 4.1 million students and 68,000 teachers from 17,000 schools and organizations in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

If YOU are interested in participating in the official program, please email [email protected] OR register here: https://nelaarts.org/areas-of-impact/poetry-out-loud---region-8.html

LET'S SEND REGION 8 TO WASHINGTON DC!!!

POL Mobile App

The new Poetry Out Loud app has been released and is available for download. With this app, students can easily find, save, and practice poems for the competition on their phones or tablets. Many thanks to our wonderful partners at the Poetry Foundation for developing this.

Available for download:
• App Store (iOS)
• Google Play Store (Android)

Poetry Out Loud

Watch the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Finals on May 27, 2021 Out of 55 state and jurisdictional champions who competed in the national semifinals, nine high school students are advancing to the Poetry Out Loud national finals, which will be webcast on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET at arts.gov/poetry-out-loud.

A National perspective on Arts funding.

New revenue data estimates that total appropriations to state arts agencies reached $400.8 million in FY2021, an 18.2% decline from last year. To learn more about COVID-19’s effect on SAA legislative appropriations and revenues in the current fiscal year, visit NASAA’s Total Agency Revenue Explorer http://ow.ly/bDoa50DCYEa

The NEA announces $44.5 million in CARES Act funding, which will save jobs and support essential operations at 855 arts organizations across the nation affected by COVID-19.

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We are pleased to announce that Jacob Simmons from Covington High School won the Louisiana State Poetry Out Loud Finals this past weekend. He will represent Louisiana at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals, April 27 - 29th in Washington DC.

Arts Council to host Poetry Out Loud finals at Capitol Park Museum The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge will host the Poetry Out Loud Louisiana finals competition at noon March 7 at the Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. 4th St.

July 15-16, 2019
GOODWOOD MAIN LIBRARY: 7711 GOODWOOD BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806

BATON ROUGE GARDEN CENTER: 7950 INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806

CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 NORTH FOURTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802

For more information please visit:

Louisiana Arts Summit — Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, in partnership with the Louisiana Division of the Arts, is proud to host the 2019 Louisiana Arts Summit. This two-day event offers artists, arts organizations, and community members opportunities for discussion, networking, and professional development. Our c...

RECITE! EXCITE! REPEAT!

Which one of these nine finalists—from Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Vermont—will win the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Champion?

Join us tonight, May 1, at 7:00 pm ET to find out!

Watch live online at arts.gov or join us in person at GWU's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC.

Find the program book and more information here: http://go.usa.gov/xmk9G