Did you know…
…the Kentucky Arts Council has awarded over $100,000 in grants for Poetry Out Loud since its beginning in 2006?


…125 schools have received grant funds
for a poetry-based artist residency?

Welcome to the Poetry Out Loud participant site!

We encourage you to look around at the resources we have provided.

Enjoy!

Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest. The competition, presented in partnership with the Kentucky Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.