WHAT: Poetry Out Loud Regional Recitation Contest, free & open to the public
WHEN: February, 21 at 2:30 PM
WHERE: Quad City Arts, 1715 2nd Avenue, Rock Island, IL
WHO: High School Students from Annawan HS and United Township HS
Poetry Out Loud was created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation and is administered in partnership with the State Arts Agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. On Sunday, February 21 at 2:30 pm Quad City Arts will host a Regional Poetry Out Loud Contest. Students from Annawan High School (Michaela Goodley & Claudia VanOpdorp) and United Township (Mohamed Amandou & Devin Martel) will be competing to advance to the State Contest in March. Attendance at both events is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.
The winner of the Regional Contest on the 21st will advance to the Illinois’ State Competition being held Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield. The State champion will advance to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed, with $20,000 going to the champion!
Poetry Out Loud is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is honored to provide travel support for regional and state finals of Poetry Out Loud in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
For further information call Poetry Out Loud Coordinator Tracy White 563-579-7630
