Caliyah McCall, a Knightdale High School junior, has been announced as the winner of the 2026 North Carolina Poetry Out Loud competition, according to a press release.

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Willa Perry-Spears stands with their honorable mention medal at the 2023 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud state competition Friday at Mankato State University. DULUTH — Willa Perry-Spears hadn't thought much ...

• Go to www.spokesman.com/video to see a video of Langston Ward’s championship performance. • To see a video of Langston Ward’s performance at the 2013 state ...

Now that the student has won State Finals, she’ll go on to represent New Jersey at Poetry Out Loud’s National Finals in April. See details: ...

Earlier this week, 53 students from around the nation gathered in Washington for the 2010 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, an annual event that encourages the love of spoken word among ...

Poetry Out Loud is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Nearly a dozen middle and high school students stepped to the stage in hopes of their poetry performance getting them to nationals. Over the past 16 years, many Siouxland ...

PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) – A northern Indiana girl has become the first person to score three straight wins in the state’s decade-old poetry recitation contest. The Indiana Arts Commission said Wednesday ...

And I'm Melissa Block. If you're looking for proof that teenagers aren't only interested in texting their friends or finding out who got booted off "American Idol," there is Poetry Out Loud. It's a ...