Washington, DC Nine high school students from across the nation are vying for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion and the $20,000 prize as part of an annual poetry recitation competition from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation.
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Washington High School senior Rahele Megosha is advancing to the final round of the national Poetry Out Loud competition, where she will compete for the title of national champion and a $20,000 prize.
Megosha is one of 55 state and jurisdictional champions who recently competed in the semifinals for the contest Sunday. She s now one of nine finalists remaining.
The finals will be broadcast at 6 p.m. May 27 at arts.gov and will feature pre-recorded recitations from the finalists, and the live announcement of the 2021 champion.
Judges will review and score recitations based on criteria such as physical presence, voice, articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding, overall performance and accuracy.