McIntosh’s annual Poetry Out Loud competition be held Dec. 9 in the auditorium. Participating in Poetry Out Loud gives students the opportunity to express their love for poetry by reciting a poem they select from the website: www.poetryoutloud.org.

Sophomore Sophie Roggermeier said, “I would like to participate in Poetry Out Loud because I feel like it will be a good experience, and I really like English. I feel like [poetry] is very valuable. Interpreting and appreciating poetry is an important skill in literature, but it can also be applied to life and that is good for students.”

Poetry Out Loud is a national organization that is currently celebrating a decade of partnership with the 50 states, according to their website. The organization was created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation as a way to introduce students to poetry and encourage students to become involved with the arts.

(The video features last year’s school winner of Poetry Out Loud, Marguerite Muriel, Class of 2013.)