Thursday, February 1, 2018

Poetry Out Loud Contest and website

Poetry Out Loud
What is it?  A contest
When is it? Feb. 14 after school at West Salem High School
What do I do to prepare? 
◦Read through 10 poems on the website and choose 3.
◦Write why you chose those three.
◦Now narrow it down to two.
◦Memorize those two poems in order to compete.
◦Or just memorize one poem and be a participant.
◦Why?  
There is scholarship money available – and there might be some extra creditJ

◦Most importantly:
 It will be a positive experience that you will want to repeat each year.