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Lesson Plans
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Organizing a Contest
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Judge Preparation
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Accessibility
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Download the Teacher’s Guide
Every year thousands of teachers integrate Poetry Out Loud into their curricula. This guide has everything you need to run a successful program in your classroom.
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Naomi Shihab Nye
“Everyone in the audience leaves a Poetry Out Loud event feeling deeply touched, hopeful for humanity, and heartened. And to me, that’s what poetry does for us – it humanizes us and teenagers need to know that they have that power.”
Poet