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Students in “Poetry Out Loud” Competition to Showcase the Written Word

March 11, 2013 – 1:30 pm

Thirty-three high school students from across the state will take center stage on Saturday, March 16, in Greensboro, to compete in Poetry Out Loud, a poetry recitation program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and coordinated by the North Carolina Arts Council. The program, which will be held at locations around downtown Greensboro, [...]

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Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti Pens Poem to Celebrate Veterans Day

November 8, 2012 – 11:25 am

RALEIGH –In September when award winning poet, professor and advocate for literacy, Joseph Bathanti, took the post as North Carolina’s seventh poet laureate, he announced plans to work with veterans to share their stories of military service — including combat zones — through poetry. To celebrate Veterans Day on Sunday, November 11, Bathanti has written [...]

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Teacher Registration Open for National Poetry Out Loud Competition until Oct. 19

September 27, 2012 – 10:15 am

High School teachers across North Carolina have until Friday, Oct. 19, to register for a national poetry recitation competition, Poetry Out Loud, sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Society and the Greensboro Public Library. Poetry Out Loud, now in its eighth year, is designed for high [...]

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Josephus III to Offer “The Poetry Project” for High School Students

September 30, 2009 – 9:39 am

Josephus III, Greensboro’s finest poet, is offering two Spoken Word Poetry workshops for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors called the “The Poetry Project” on Saturday, October 24th. These workshops are going to be held at Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, 6136 Burlington Road, Sedalia, NC. Sign up for Workshop1 (10 a.m. to noon) or Workshop [...]

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Spring Has Sprung

May 1, 2009 – 3:43 pm

[display_podcast] Spring has definitely sprung in North Carolina.  Pirates continue to be a big draw at the Museum of History, April’s poetry month just drew to a successful close, and… as hurricane season approaches, thoughts turn to how to keep your family’s precious documents high and dry. The podcast starts with a look at the [...]

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Entertain the Family March 7 for free with help of SECCA

February 25, 2009 – 12:23 pm

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – If money is tight and the kids have wintertime cabin fever, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) may be able to help. SECCA is offering a free family fun day March 7 from noon to 5 p.m. in Old Salem. SECCA and Old Salem Museums & Gardens are teaming up to [...]

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State Arts Council Invites High Schools to Participate in Poetry Recitation Contest

September 5, 2008 – 11:23 am

(Sept. 4, 2008) — High school English and Theatre Arts teachers across North Carolina have until Friday, Sept. 26 to register for the statewide Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, coordinated by the North Carolina Arts Council. An initiative funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and coordinated by state arts councils across the country, [...]

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Poetry Out Loud

April 9, 2008 – 9:12 am

[display_podcast] Aimee Elizabeth Isbell, 2007 NC Poetry Out Loud Champion recites a poem, and talks about her experiences.  The competition was sponsored in North Carolina by the North Carolina Arts Council. April is National Poetry Month, and the North Carolina Arts Council is featuring poets from around the state on its Writers and Books page.

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