Poetry Out Loud Rochester, MN

03/01/2026

Poetry Out Loud end of season pizza party! It’s been an awesome season with these incredible students! In their words, it was low key AND fun 😉.
Can’t wait for next year!!

02/28/2026

Two of our team members competed at the Poetry Out Loud Minnesota State Competition yesterday! Congratulations to Isy on her Honorable Mention award and to Maeva for her third place award! You both gave outstanding performances and we are so proud of you!

02/05/2026

Three of our students competed in the SE MN regional competition yesterday and two of them qualified for state!
Good luck to Isy and Maeva at the Poetry Out Loud state competition on February 27th!!

02/03/2026

Thank you to the Rochester Repertory Theatre Company for hosting our local Poetry Out Loud competition and supporting youth arts!!

We are so proud to have hosted the Poetry Out Loud competition at The Rep last week! Huge congratulations to these incredible students; your courage, artistry, and passion for spoken word lit up our stage. We’re inspired by your voices and honored to be part of your journey. Keep speaking your truth! 💙

01/30/2026

01/30/2026

Over the course of the Be Heard poetry competition, 100 youth participate to be one of six to represent Minnesota at the 2017 International Youth Poetry Sla...

01/29/2026

Congratulations to our amazing Poetry Out Loud team members on a fantastic local competition! Their performances were powerful and inspiring and we know our three finalists, Isy, Maeva and Alexa will represent the team proudly next week at the regional competition, Feb 4 at 3pm at the Southeast Service Cooperative.
Thank you to the Rochester Repertory Theatre for hosting the competiton. Thank you to our judges: Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara, Lawrence Benjamin, Priscilla Russell, John Sievers and prompter Jean Fox for sharing your time with us on a cold evening.

01/22/2026

The Rochester Poetry Out Loud Team is ready to knock your socks off at the local competition next Tuesday, January 27th! Come support them at the Rochester Repertory Theatre at 6:30pm!

01/13/2026

Please join us for an evening of poetry recitations by our local Poetry Out Loud team! These talented high school students are sure to impress with their masterful recitations. Hope to see you at the The Rochester Repertory Theatre on January 27th!