For Organizers

Every year since 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation work with thousands of schools and organizations nationwide to bring students a unique way to learn and love poetry. Through Poetry Out Loud™, students read, memorize, and recite classic and contemporary poems.

This year, LA County's Poetry Out Loud competition will hold the competition remotely and have an in-person celebration ceremony. Check back on this page for updated documents and forms.

Resources

Resources for schools and non-school organizations who are hosting a local Poetry Out Loud event.

• 2024-2025 LA County Poetry Out Loud Organizer's Training Slides

  Instructions on hosting a local Poetry Out Loud event from a training on September 25, 2024.

• POETRY OUT LOUD 24-25 ORGANIZER's TRAINING

  Watch video to learn how your organization can participate in the 24-25 LA County Poetry Out Loud competition!

• 2024-2025 LA County Poetry Out Loud Public Calendar

  Dates are tentative

• 2025 LA County Poetry Out Loud Local Competition Registration

  Due by December 13, 2024.

• 2024-2025 Poetry Out Loud Guide for Teachers and Organizers

  This document has all the information to host your own local Poetry Out Loud competition.

• 2024-2025 Poetry Out Loud Judge's Guide

  Use this document to guide your judges, print out judging forms, and assist in your local competition.

• How to Host a Virtual POL Competition

  A guide to help organizers administer an online competition in light of the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.

• Poetry Out Loud Digital Score Sheet Instructions for Organizers

  Digital option for scoring student recitations.

• POL Lesson Plans

  Academic lessons that teachers can use in the classroom. Poetry Out Loud fulfills the NCTE Standards.