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Poetry Out Loud competitions at the local, regional, and state levels may be held virtually or in person. For organizers administering a virtual competition, please reference the How To Administer a Poetry Out Loud Virtual Contest and How to Film a POL Recitation for a Virtual Contest documents. State finals will take place in February and March 2024. The Poetry Out Loud National Finals will be held in Washington, DC from April 30 to May 2, 2024. For more information on holding competitions, please visit the Organizing a Contest page.

State Finals

State/Territory Date Winner & School/Org
Alabama March 6, 2024
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas March 2, 2024
California March 16, 2024
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia March 8, 2024
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho March 16, 2024
Illinois March 11, 2024
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts March 10, 2024
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi March 7, 2024
Missouri March 7, 2024
Montana March 2, 2024
Nebraska
Nevada March 9, 2024
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico March 3, 2024
New York March 9, 2024
North Carolina February 24, 2024
North Dakota
Ohio February 9, 2024
Oklahoma March 6, 2024
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island March 10, 2024
South Carolina March 9, 2024
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas February 24, 2024
Utah
Vermont March 14, 2024
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington March 9, 2024
West Virginia March 9, 2024
Wisconsin March 9, 2024
Wyoming February 26, 2024

Find your state’s Poetry Out Loud coordinator here.