Below is a round-up of some of the interviews and televised pieces on this year’s POL competition and winner, in case you missed them.
Teens in America love poetry! On April 28th, BBC World News aired a fantastic segment on POL featuring interviews with students, Garrison Keillor and Alfre Woodard.
Skype hype. Jeffrey Brown interviewed National Champ, Amber Rose Johnson, on the PBS Newshour–watch it here.
The words know what they want. The Poetry Foundation also talked to Amber about her relationship to poetry; read the interview here.
And, here is our official 2010 POL press release. Also, check the newsclips page soon for updated articles from around the country.