The deadline for schools to register for the annual Poetry Out Loud student recitation competition has been extended to Oct. 23.
For the competition, students choose from among 900+ poems in the official Poetry Out Loud anthology, then memorize them for public recitation. Students advance from classroom contests, to school-wide contests, onto regional and state finals.
Participating teachers receive free materials including a teacher’s guide, lesson plans, and video and audio on the art of recitation.
For information and registration, visit the Alaska State Poetry Out Loud website at http://www.jahc.org/poetry-out-loud or contact program coordinator Sara Radke Brown at 586-5099 or pol@jahc.org; or contact Laura Forbes at (907) 269-6682 or laura.forbes@alaska.gov.
