Poetry Out Loud Competition

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Applicant must be currently enrolled in high school (grades 9-12, with an exception made for 8th-grade students participating in a 9th- through 12th-grade class). All poems must be selected from the Poetry Out Loud print or online anthology. At the state and national finals, students must have three poems prepared. One must be 25 lines or fewer, and one must be written before the 20th century. The same poem may be used to meet both criteria, and may be the student's third poem.

FAQ

Application deadline	February 1
Scholarship, grant, fellowship, or contest	Contest
Awarded every year?	yes
Renewable?	no
Must be repaid?	no
Required to attend a specific school?	no

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