Poetry Out Loud Competition

Poetry Out Loud Competition

Date and Time

Feb 7, 2018 4:00 pm

Location

Brookland

625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017

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Description:

Busboys and Poets welcomes the Capital City Public Charter School to the Pearl Bailey room for their poetry competition as pat of Poetry Out Loud! 

Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.

Since 2005, Poetry Out Loud has grown to reach more than 3 million students and 50,000 teachers from 10,000 schools in every state, Washington, DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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