The 2024 Pennsylvania Poetry Out Loud State (POL) Championship took place in person on March 4 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania.
This year's 14 regional finalists were part of the more than 3,000 high school students who participated in the competition in 73 schools across the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania's 2024 Poetry Out Loud state runner-up is Evan Wang, a junior at Upper Merion High School in Montgomery County.
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2024 Pennsylvania Poetry Out Loud Championship Results
The 2024 Pennsylvania Poetry Out Loud State (POL) Championship took place in person on March 4 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania.
This year's 14 regional finalists were part of the more than 3,000 high school students who participated in the competition in 73 schools across the Commonwealth.
Sulette Lange, a junior from Hazleton Area Arts and Humanities Academy is Pennsylvania's 2024 Poetry Out Loud state champion. Lange will go on to represent Pennsylvania at the national finals in Washington, D.C., which begin on April 30, 2024.
Pennsylvania's 2024 Poetry Out Loud state runner-up is Evan Wang, a junior at Upper Merion High School in Montgomery County.
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Judges for the state and regional finals include performers, poets and cultural and business leaders from across the state. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) sponsors the statewide competition along with its regional partners and arts organizations.