Power of poetry shines for Franklin students
Angela Bauer, Journal-Courier
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Two Franklin High School students will advance to the Illinois State Finals of the Central Illinois Poetry Out Loud competition on March 8.Dusan Petkovic | Getty Images
Franklin High School students Thaddeus Bergschneider and Madden Delaney were the top two finishers in the Central Illinois Poetry Out Loud competition earlier this month.
Bergschneider recited Mary Carr’s “All This and More” and W.D. Ehrhart’s “Beautiful Wreckage”. Delaney recited Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib’s “No, I wasn’t meant to love and be loved” and Stephen Dunn’s “Propositions”.
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Ever since Amanda Gorman’s acclaimed performance at the 2021 Presidential Inaugural, it seems like poetry is having a moment. And in Central Illinois, too, where Thaddeus Bergschneider and Madden Delaney, both of Franklin High School, will now advance to the State Finals of the
Poetry Out Loud contest next month. Ryan Horstman of SHG took third place with a recitation of Poe’s dark, lyrical classic “The Conqueror Worm.”
260 students and 10 teachers in 5 schools began the 2021 Poetry Out Loud season in Central Illinois last fall.
Poetry Out Loud in Illinois is a collaborative project of the Illinois Arts Council Agency and seven agencies, each of which hosts a regional contest. The