Event: Poetry Out
Loud State Finals The Louisiana Poetry Out Loud State Finals were held on Saturday, March 24 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at the Old State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge. A nationwide program created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud encourages youth to learn and perform famous poems for competition against other teens, first in school finals and then in City Finals competitions. Louisiana Poetry Out Loud is coordinated by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, and supported by regional arts councils across the state. Finalists from each participating region, including Shreveport, Bossier City, Lake Charles, and Baton Rouge gathered to compete in the State Finals on March 24th. The winner of the Louisiana State Finals will travel to Washington D.C. to compete in the national competition against state finalists from across the country. Judges included Associate Professor and poet Ms. Laura Mullen of L.S.U.; Professor and poet Dr. Skip Fox of U.L.L.; and Dr. Michael Tick, Chair of the Theatre Department at L.S.U. Schools interested in participating in Poetry Out Loud during the 2007-2008 school year should contact Louisiana Program Coordinator, Elizabeth Foos by email: poetryoutloud@bellsouth.net or call the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge at (225) 344-8558 for more information. Further information about the Poetry Out Loud National Initiative is available online at www.poetryoutloud.org. Event Contact: Or: |
