Aloha!
Welcome to the 19th year of Poetry Out Loud (POL) in Hawaiʻi! Once again The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and Honolulu Theatre for Youth to offer this exciting poetry recitation contest across the islands.
We are delighted to share plans for the 2023-2024 Poetry Out Loud (POL) program, including an IN-PERSON Hawaiʻi State Final scheduled for Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Tenney Theatre in Honolulu beginning at 1 PM. For YOUR school or organization level competition, you can still opt to do in-person or virtual events. We hope you will consider participating in the format that works best for you. Please help us spread the word and share this information with anyone who works with high school students and may be interested. if you're new to POL, we also encourage you to check out the videos below to learn more! for more information please Contact Tamara with Honolulu Theatre for Youth at [email protected] - we are here to help! This program is supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of HAWAIʻI and by the National Endowment for the Arts. |