Learn how to host your own local Poetry Out Loud competition at your high school or community institution. Get students reciting poetry, performing prose, and exploring the rich poetry anthology from Poetry Out Loud. Students will have the opportunity to perform their poems at a local competition, advance to the LA regional competition, and qualify for state or national competitions! 

In this session, we will share the Poetry Out Loud Teacher's Guide, how to best run a local Poetry Out Loud event, share how to qualify for the regional Poetry Out Loud competition, and provide technical support to your unique setting.

Once you register, you will be emailed a confirmation email. We will send you a zoom link prior to the virtual training. 

About Poetry Out Loud

Every year since 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation work with thousands of schools and organizations nationwide to bring students a unique way to learn and love poetry. Through Poetry Out Loud, students read, memorize, and recite classic and contemporary poems. This event is supported locally by the Los Angeles County Office of Education, the Los Angeles Department of Arts & Culture, and the California Arts Council. For more information about the LA County Poetry Out Loud competition, visit https://poetryoutloud.lacoe.edu/