Margaret Mitchell House Announces 2014/2015 Poetry Out Loud

High School Students in Georgia Invited to Compete in National Poetry Recitation ContestThe Margaret Mitchell House and the Georgia Council for the Arts partner with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation to present the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. This innovative program encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance of the written word. It incorporates the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theater into the English and drama class.  In the 2014‐2015 school year, Poetry Out Loud