Extemporaneous refers to doing something spontaneously without preparation, yet executing it effectively and gracefully. It highlights quick thinking, adaptability, and composure under pressure, ...

High school students from across Michigan will convene at Central Michigan University March 14 to compete in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest sponsored by Michigan Humanities and ...

Caliyah McCall, a Knightdale High School junior, has been announced as the winner of the 2026 North Carolina Poetry Out Loud competition, according to a press release.

After winning fourth place in last weekend’s “Poetry Out Loud” state competition, Central Falls High School student Teeghan Riley says that it was a great accomplishment but ...

For the first time, Tate High School students recently participated in Le Congrès de la Culture Française en Floride, held in ...

Springfield Area Arts Council organizes the Poetry Out Loud Contest annually. Mark Turcotte, the Illinois Poet Laureate, visits to share how poetry is thriving because it's more than dead poets.

Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up Redmond High School senior Arianna Morris just returned from ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats was born of inspiration from a book of poetry. That book of poetry was inspired by a mentor and a love for making children smile. The cycle of inspiration spins in an ...

On Friday, Feb 6, there was a local show at Worcester’s own Firehouse. Named after the old firehouse it once was, Firehouse has been ingrained in Massachusetts music culture, but also in the general ...

The Asian and Near Eastern Languages Department at BYU hosted its annual Chinese Language Competition in the basement of the ...