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Join us live in-person or virtually at arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud for the Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals on Wednesday, May 1! The state and jurisdictional champions will compete in one of three semifinals between 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET (see state and jurisdictional listings below). All three semifinals are free and open to the public—no ticket required.The top three students from each semifinal, nine in total, will move on to the National Finals on Thursday, May 2.
Closed captioning in English and Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.
9:00 a.m. ET—Champions from Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
1:00 p.m. ET—Champions from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
5:00 p.m. ET—Champions from Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lisner Auditorium George Washington, 730 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052-0050, United States,Washington D.C.