ESA’s in-school championship round is almost here. Join us in the Library after school on Tuesday February 16th.
ESA has a strong history with Poetry in Voice.
- In 2012, Sadie Anne Hirschfeld won the Ontario Division finals and went on to the National Finals in Toronto.
- In 2014, Ian Hogeboom-Burr made it through the to final round of the National Finals in Vancouver… and ended up placing second in Canada.
You can find videos of each of their performances on the Poetry in Voice website (under the Video tab). Take a peak. They’re pretty impressive. We’re hoping to send another student through to the finals again this year!
This year, February 2016, we are especially delighted to have both Michael Boughn and Jay Millar join us as part of our judging panel.
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Poetry In Voice is a recitation contest for high school students in Canada.
Students memorize and recite poems chosen from among the hundreds in our online anthology. By learning poems by heart, students develop lifelong relationships with poetry while improving their language, public speaking, and memorization skills.
The contest begins in the classroom. Top-scoring students, selected from across the country, win a trip with their teachers to the National Finals in the spring. More than $75,000 in travel and prizes are awarded each year.