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Lake County Poetry Out Loud competition

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02.01.2025 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lake County Arts Council and Lake County Poet Laureate Brenda Yeager invite the public to attend the 2025 Lake County Poetry Out Loud Competition.

The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, at noon at the Soper Reese Theater, 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

For 2025, competing schools are Lower Lake High School, Middletown High School and Kelseyville High School.

Teachers at each school and county representative for California Poets in the Schools Michele Krueger have been diligently working with their students for this program.

Writers Pamela Bordisso, Georgina Marie, Richard Schmidt, Beulah Vega and Roy Blodgett will judge this year’s county competition.

Poetry Out Loud is a nationwide program that’s celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

The event is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and Poetry Foundation. This program encourages the nation's youth to learn about poetry through memorization, performance, and competition.

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