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 Organizers a unique way to learn and love poetry. Through Poetry Out Loud™, Organizers 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.
Dates are tentative
Registration due by December 12, 2025.
Instructions on hosting a local Poetry Out Loud event.
Watch video to learn how your organization can participate in the 24-25 LA County Poetry Out Loud competition!
This document has all the information to host your own local Poetry Out Loud competition.
Use this document to guide your judges, print out judging forms, and assist in your local competition.
Academic lessons that teachers can use in the classroom. Poetry Out Loud fulfills the NCTE Standards.