When we read something out loud we need to make it sound interesting to keep the listener’s attention. We can do this by speaking with intonation. This means saying the words in an expressive ...

Outside of poetry, she enjoys reading, writing and volunteering ... creative energy I saw on the stage at Poetry Out Loud!" Ulmer said. "The students show they have the self-discipline to move ...

Poetry Out Loud allows high school students from across the country to ... schools at the Rochester Opera House on Feb. 18. She read two poems, "A Song in the Front Yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks ...

Since the program was initiated in 2005, more than 4.4 million students and 81,000 teachers at 20,000 schools throughout the U.S. have participated in Poetry Out Loud. At the national finals ...