Zoom competition on Sunday, March 14
Headlight staff reports
SANTA FE – Join six New Mexico high school students via Zoom as they compete to become New Mexico’s Poetry Out Loud state champion at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Admission to the virtual event is free and open to the public.
Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Poetry Foundation and state arts agencies. The New Mexico event is sponsored by New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, with local support from the College of Education and Technology at Eastern New Mexico University.
New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Championship March 14 - 8:59 am
‘Dissection of an Unidentified Object’ by Emily Cai, 2020 New Mexico & National Scholastic Art Awards Gold Key Winner + National Awardee Drawing & Illustration. Courtesy/NMA
New Mexico Arts News:
SANTA FE Six New Mexico high school students will compete via Zoom to become New Mexico’s Poetry Out Loud state champion, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 14.
Admission to the virtual event is free and open to the public.
Poetry Out Loud is a poetry recitation competition that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This national program is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Poetry Foundation, and state arts agencies.
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