Poetry Out Loud: The San Diego County Finals

Program Type:

Literature, Performing Arts

Age Group:

Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
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Event Details

San Diego Central Library hosts the San Diego County finals for the 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest which provides opportunities for high school students to read and recite poetry with their peers listening and win cash prizes. Co-sponsored with Write Out Loud.

Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud is managed in California by the California Arts Council and in San Diego by Write Out Loud.  Since 2005, it has grown to reach over 3 million students and 50,000 teachers from 10,000 schools in every state, Washington, DC, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Accessibility

Need disability-related modifications or accommodations? Information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request by emailing JFRogers@sandiego.gov.