Jacoby Arts Center will host the 5th annual Poetry Out Loud regional contest on Saturday, February 11 starting at 1 p.m. in the auditorium of Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville. Seven students from high schools throughout the area will compete, with the top two contestants representing our region by advancing to the state contest on Thursday, March 29 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield. Also visit www.poetryoutloud.org for information. For more information about the regional contest, contact Melissa Mustain.
Video clips: Poetry Out Loud: Advice for Judges, Poetry Out Loud, In Their Own Words, What Is Poetry?
2010 Winner Brittny Holt
Recitation of My Father in the Night Commanding No, by Louis Simpson
2012 Regional Participating Schools
Alton High School – Alton
Kristi Doering, Coordinator
Edwardsville High School – Edwardsville
Carrie Beavers, Coordinator
Metro East Lutheran High School – Edwardsville
Hope Thiesen-Claxton, Coordinators
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