Poetry Out Loud

Students from Coleville, Lee Vining, and Mammoth Lakes will compete in the first leg of the Poetry Out Loud National Competition for a chance to win a $20,000 prize. Each participating student will present two poems from the selection of published poems eligible for this year's contest. The winner of the Mono County contest will travel to Sacramento to compete against students from other California counties. The winner of the state competition then travels to the Poetry Out Loud National finals on April 28-29, 2015, in Washington, D.C., where the winning high school student goes home with a $20,000 award.