It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

Marathon Center for the Performing Arts will host the Northwest Ohio Poetry Out Loud Regional Semifinal, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3. Students from the following schools will be ...

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Nearly a dozen middle and high school students got on stage today in hopes of their poetry performance getting themselves to ...

The secret to a good poetry recitation is subtly conveying the right emotions, at least according to Marshall School senior David Kamper. “That’s what you’re doing when you’re reciting poetry, you’re ...

Rendering tragic the death of a fly and poignantly reciting "O Captain! My Captain!" helped two Urbana High school students advance in the school's Poetry Out Loud competition Friday. Out of Urbana's ...

Rahele Megosha, a high school senior from South Dakota, has been named the 2021 Poetry Out Loud national champion. The competition invites high school students to memorize and recite great poetry, ...

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Armie Hammer braved the outdoors to recite some poetry. The “Call Me by Your Name” actor, 33, went to Central Park “weeks ago,” we’re told, to recite poet Wendy Cope’s “Valentine.” The result, which ...

Her prize comes with a $20,000 award. This fall, Megosha is beginning college at Columbia University in New York City, where she has a full-ride scholarship. She plans to major in biochemistry, with a ...