Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest that celebrates the power of the spoken word and a mastery of public speaking skills while cultivating self-confidence and an appreciation of students’ literary heritage as they take poetry from the page to the stage. Poetry Out Loud has inspired hundreds of thousands of high school students to discover and appreciate both classic and contemporary poetry.

Oliver de la Paz will be one of the judges for the competition at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St #2508, Hopkinton, MA 01748.

The event begins at 1PM.