Local students from nine county high schools will be memorizing and reciting poems for the chance to win the “Poetry Out Loud” contest on Feb. 6 at the San Luis Coastal Adult School.
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SLO poet laureate is a man of the outdoors
When Jerry Douglas Smith was in high school, he hated poetry. He thought all poetry dealt with the teacher’s idea of the poem’s meaning, he said.
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Local high school students to compete with spoken word
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net The spoken word. That’s what eight San Luis Obispo County high school students will be reciting Wednesday night in hopes of advancing to the Poetry Out Loud state competition. Launched in 2006, Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest with the objective of teaching students to master public speaking skills, ARTS Obispo program […]