I'm super pumped for tomorrow and everyone else should be too. Okay...well no. Everyone should however be able to get excited about poetry, that's why I'm excited. Tomorrow I'm competing at the school level for Poetry Out Loud. http://poetryoutloud.org/ I got a perfect score at the class-room level and am really hoping to advance to the regional/state competition. This folks is HARDCORE poetry. In short the national endowment for the arts and the poetry foundation put on a huge ordeal trying to get people to understand and appreciate the artistry of poems. The point isn't the poem, it's the person and their words. Portrayal. It's all about the portrayal, conveying understanding, confidence and the proper amount of dramatics to bring the author's intentions to light. It's a rush, quite honestly. So I put fourth a challenge to you; if you are of age and have no before competed, DO IT. I'm not saying you'll end up in D.C with the $20,000 <--- Oh yea... the "grand champion" gets that... ha, but the experience is quite fascinating and FUN. One should fill their life with risks and such experiences so embrace it and as always SUPPORT THE ARTS in every shape and form. (-=
oh! and don't own the image rights btw... no harm intended ;-)
No comments:
Post a Comment