Alaska Poetry Out Loud registration now open

The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Alaska State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation present Poetry Out Loud™ in partnership. This national arts education program encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills and build self-confidence, while also learning more about both classic and contemporary poetry.

Complete information, timeline, and registration is available on the Alaska Poetry Out Loud web page hosted by the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council at https://www.jahc.org/education/poetry-out-loud/. Poetry Out Loud (POL) competitions take place at the classroom, school, regional, state, and national level; the Alaska State POL Committee will work with communities, schools and students to participate in the state program as best fits the context of your schools and communities within the program eligibility guidelines. The Alaska Regional POL competition will be conducted as a video-adjudicated process for the 2021-2022 cycle, and we hope to gather in-person in Juneau for the State Competition in March, should conditions of public health and safe travel permit. State POL Champions will advance to the national finals, which are planned to take place in Washington, DC, April 26-27, 2022, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed. To connect with the Alaska POL Committee with questions about registration and participation, you can contact Alaska POL coordinators at pol@jahc.org or laura.forbes@alaska.gov.