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School Registration is now open!
New for 2020-21 school-year
- All POL competitions beyond the school level will be conducted using video submissions of student recitations.
- Professional performing artists and poets will visit classrooms virtually.
- Students unaffiliated with a participating school or homeschool network may have the opportunity to compete with a group of peers, under the guidance of the Nebraska English Language Arts Council. Contact NAC for details.
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Student Registration
Opens Oct. 15 |
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Important Dates
| Oct. 15 | School registration deadline |
| Sept. – Feb. | Conduct in-school POL programs |
| Dec. 1 | Deadline to request virtual coaching visits by NAC teaching artists |
| Feb. 10 | Video submissions are due for the State Semi-Finals Competition (Guidelines for preparing and recording Poetry Out Loud recitations will be forthcoming later this fall.) |
| Feb. 17 | State finalists notified |
| Feb. 26 | Video submissions are due for State Finals Competition |
| March 12 | State finals recording published and state champ announced |
| April | National Finals |
POETRY OUT LOUD encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. POL is a great way to bring poetry alive for both students and teachers.
- POL is free of charge!
- All Nebraska high schools are invited to participate.
- Students compete for over $50,000 in state and national prizes and scholarships.
- POL meets many Nebraska ELA and Theatre standards, as well as NCTE standards.
- NAC provides personalized assistance to help teachers get started and carry out the program.
- NAC will cover the cost of virtual artist visits by professional performing artists and poets.
POL meets Nebraska's educational standards in English Language Arts & Theatre.
Resources for Coordinating Teachers:
