New Jersey Poetry Out Loud

New Jersey Poetry Out Loud NJPOL is a project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, in collaboration with Count Basie Center for the Arts and other local partners.

We encourage high school students to learn about great works of poetry through memorization and recitation. Poetry, as an oral art form, is experiencing a dynamic resurgence that is capturing the imagination of hundreds of thousands of students across the nation. Here, in New Jersey, Poetry Out Loud is creating a rich educational landscape that celebrates the "universal appeal of verse." Designed

to engage the creative imaginations of all high school students, New Jersey Poetry Loud aims to work with each high school across the state's 21 counties. Poetry Out Loud is a free national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Poetry Out Loud encourages the nation's youth to learn about great property through memorization and performance. This exciting program is now in its ninth year in New Jersey. To learn how to be a part of New Jersey Poetry Out Loud, click the Get Involved tab.

Only two weeks left to register your school or community organization for NJPOL! Make sure to sign up before the deadlin...
11/05/2021

Only two weeks left to register your school or community organization for NJPOL! Make sure to sign up before the deadline on November 19th at www.njpol.org.

November is Native American Heritage Month - celebrate with Poet Laureate Joy Harjo & new resources & events from the Li...
11/03/2021

November is Native American Heritage Month - celebrate with Poet Laureate Joy Harjo & new resources & events from the Library of Congress. More:

The Library of Congress will mark Native American Heritage Month with a pair of programs featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and the launch of a new guide to help educators incorporate Harjo’s signature project as a resource in classrooms across the country.Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Interior ...

There's never been a better time to start practicing poetry! Only one month left to register your school for the 2022 PO...
10/18/2021

There's never been a better time to start practicing poetry! Only one month left to register your school for the 2022 POL season - sign up today at bit.ly/2Xrsx9A

Though poetry has always existed, the genre is finding new prominence in today's mainstream collective imagination, thanks to the rise of poets including Amanda Gorman and Rupi Kaur, as well as social media.

Our FREE virtual classroom for students interested in poetry recitation starts next week! This 8-week workshop series cu...
10/12/2021

Our FREE virtual classroom for students interested in poetry recitation starts next week! This 8-week workshop series culminates with a classroom level competition for students in schools or communities that are unable to participate in NJPOL this year.

Register now and learn more about the FREE class and its Teaching Artists www.njpol.org/virtualclassroom

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Check out this great resource of Native American to celebrate diversity in arts and cul...
10/11/2021

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Check out this great resource of Native American to celebrate diversity in arts and culture today and every day.

A selection of poets, poems, and articles exploring the Native American experience.

Welcome back to school NJ! Check out these fantastic poetry resources that can be used in your classroom this fall from ...
09/09/2021

Welcome back to school NJ! Check out these fantastic poetry resources that can be used in your classroom this fall from the Poetry Foundation.

Poetry lessons and resources for teachers.

07/08/2021

In this highlights video from the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Finals, listen as host Shaun Taylor Corbett introduces the competition, hear recitations from...

Congratulations to all of the finalists and to the 2021 POL National Champion Rahele Megosha from South Dakota - your re...
05/28/2021

Congratulations to all of the finalists and to the 2021 POL National Champion Rahele Megosha from South Dakota - your recitations were incredible!

Congratulations to the 2021 POL National Champion Rahele Megosha from South Dakota!!

Kendall Grimes from Tennessee placed second, and Soojin Park from Alabama placed third. Wonderful job to all our National Finalists!

Tune in tonight at 7pm for the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Finals! Which one of the nine finalists will become the Nat...
05/27/2021

Tune in tonight at 7pm for the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Finals! Which one of the nine finalists will become the National Champion? Join us to watch along at bit.ly/3hVpiiv for this one-time-only stream.

Just two days left until the National Finals! Get to know the 9 finalists through this playlist of interviews with them ...
05/25/2021

Just two days left until the National Finals! Get to know the 9 finalists through this playlist of interviews with them reflecting on how participating in POL has impacted them.

The 2021 Poetry Out Loud national finalists reflect on the impact of their participation in Poetry Out Loud.Watch the broadcast of the 2021 Poetry Out Loud N...

05/20/2021

We're just one week away from the National Finals! Tune in next Thursday at 7pm to see the top 9 finalists compete.

Join us on May 22nd to celebrate and recognize achievements in the arts from around the state at the New Jersey Governor...
05/11/2021

Join us on May 22nd to celebrate and recognize achievements in the arts from around the state at the New Jersey Governor's awards in Arts Education! Highlighting award winners across creative writing, speech, dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, this event will feature performances and recognition for students and leaders in arts education.

NJ Governor's Awards in Arts Education May 3, 2021 – The New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education, the state’s most prestigious celebration of excellence and achievement in the arts, will be tak

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