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Poetry Out Loud

March 7, 2017

Highlights of the Northern and Southern

Last week the Maine Poetry Out Loud Northern and Southern events took place at Hampden Academy and Thornton Academy. I was so impressed with the 42 high school students who recited (from memory) two, and if they made it to the final round, three poems. They were poised, articulate, and so committed to the poems they shared.

If you are interested in poetry, all I can say is, you missed a wonderful performance. Fortunately, you can catch glimpses of the poets reciting in two videos produced by the Maine Arts Commission Marketing Director, Ryan Leighton.

From each event, five students were selected to move onto the state finals, Monday, March 13, 3:00 PM, Waterville Opera House. In a blog post from last week you can see who is moving to the states by CLICKING HERE. Guaranteed you will be moved beyond words when you hear these 10 students recite. Jennifer Rooks from Maine Calling will emcee. In addition to the poets, the Maranacook Chamber Singers under the direction of Drew Albert will perform and, Maine’s Poet Laureate Stu Kestenbaum will recite some of his work.

Both videos are posted on the Maine Arts Education youtube channel.

Northern Maine POL Finals – Hampden Academy

Southern Maine POL Finals – Thornton Academy

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POL Southern Maine Regional Finals

February 4, 2016

Poetry Out Loud
Screen Shot 2016-02-03 at 8.28.09 PMHigh school students compete in national poetry recitation contest

Augusta, ME—The Maine Arts Commission invites you to attend the 2016 Southern Maine Regional Finals of the national, Poetry Out Loud program. The competition will take place February 10 at City Theater in Biddeford. Doors open to the public at 2:30 p.m. and the event begins at 3 p.m.—the event is free and no tickets are required.

Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. Since it began, millions of students at more than 7,300 schools nationwide have participated. This great program also gives students an opportunity to master public-speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage.

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2015 Poetry Out Loud Maine State Finals

“Participating in Poetry Out Loud has been a wonderful experience, providing me with an
outlet to express my love of poetry,” said student participant Christopher Richardson.
“I recommend that all students participate in P.O.L. and experience the invigorating feeling
only possible through poetry recitation.”

Poetry Out Loud is organized by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and is administered at the state level by the Maine Arts Commission. It begins in Maine’s high schools where each school selects a school champion to compete in two regional finals at which 10 students are ultimately selected to participate in the Maine State Finals. One student moves on from the State Finals to represent Maine at the National Finals in Washington D.C., where students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico will compete for a total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends for the purchase of poetry books.

Students representing the following schools will participate in the Southern Maine Regional Finals at City Theater in Biddeford on February 10.

  • Cape Elizabeth High School
  • Casco Bay High School
  • Catherine McAuley High School
  • Deering High School
  • Freeport High School
  • Gorham High School
  • Greely High School
  • Kennebunk High School
  • Lewiston High School
  • Lisbon High School
  • Maine Coast Waldorf School
  • Morse High School
  • Mt. Ararat High School
  • North Yarmouth Academy
  • Oak Hill High School
  • Portland High School
  • South Portland High School
  • St. Dominic Academy
  • Waynflete School
  • Westbrook High School
  • Yarmouth High School

For more information, please visit http://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/POL-Home or contact Argy Nestor, Maine Arts Commission Director of Arts Education at argy.nestor@maine.gov or 207-287-2713.

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Poetry Out Loud

February 15, 2015

10 year reunion

Screen Shot 2015-02-12 at 11.07.42 PMPoetry Out Loud (POL) is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in conjunction with the Maine Arts Commission. POL is celebrating the 10 year reunion.

The program encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This exciting program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage. Registration is open to all public, private, parochial and home school high schools in Maine.

Earlier this week the Southern Maine Poetry competition took place at the Biddeford Public Theater with 24 students participating. Each student recited two poems and after rounds 1 and 2, ten students were selected to recite a third poem. From those 10, five students were selected (see below) to attend the statewide final event where they will compete against five students from the northern part of the state. One student will represent Maine at the national POL event.

IMG_1781Congratulations to the following students who represented their schools at the Southern Maine Regional Finals. Those in red are the five finalists moving on to the Maine State Finals taking place on March 11, 3 p.m., Waterville Opera House (snow date, March 12). The event is FREE and open to the public.

  • Alexandria Hammond, Arthur R. Gould School
  • Robert MacKay, Cape Elizabeth High School
  • Veeva Banga, Casco Bay High School
  • Siobhan Kenneally, Catherine McAuley High School
  • Joel Kahn, Deering High School
  • Josef Biberstein, Freeport High School
  • Doug Beahm, Gorham High School
  • Sophia McMonagle, Greely High School
  • Diamond Brown, Hyde School
  • Mimi MacKilligan, Kennebunk High School
  • Kyle Almquist, Lewiston High Shool
  • Cosette Holmes, Lisbon High School
  • Sylvia Holland, Merriconeag Waldorf High School
  • Balthasar von Hoyningen Huene, Morse High School
  • Rose Horowitz, Mt. Ararat High School
  • Charlotte Eisenberg, North Yarmouth Academy
  • Emma Weissenfels, Oak Hill High School
  • Alex Frank, Portland High School
  • Hunter Johnson, South Portland HIgh School
  • Raymond Mosca, St. Dominic Academy
  • Tatiana Reyes, Traip Academy
  • Riley Mayes, Waynflete School
  • Landry Ininahazwe, Westbrook High School
  • Ella Werner, Yarmouth High School
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Five Southern Maine Finalists 

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