2022 NY POL Registration for Schools

Registration Open until 11/15/21

Complete the form below to register your school to participate in 2022 Poetry Out Loud. For the 2022 Poetry Out Loud program, we hope to return to in-person regional Semi-final competitions. Visit nypol.org for a list of locations. We will also be offering schools the option to participate in Semi-finals virtually. The State Final competition will be in-person, March 2022.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 11/15/2021

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* 1. Name of School/Other Participant

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* 2. School/Participant Mailing Address

Address 1: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

ZIP: *

Phone Number:

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* 3. POETRY OUT LOUD Coordinator Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Department

Work phone number

Cell or alternate phone number

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* 4. Has your school participated in Poetry Out Loud before?

Yes

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* 5. Total School Enrollment

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* 6. Anticipated number of students participating (students from grades 9 through 12 only!). Please include an estimate of all students participating at the school level. For example, if all students in a class or in a grade are engaged in memorizing poems, please include that total number (not just the number of students moving on to the regional competition).

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* 7. Type of School:

Public

Private

Parochial, Yeshiva or Other Religious

Vocational-Technical

Charter

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Anticipated number of teachers participating. Please include an estimate of all teachers engaging students in POL (eg. selecting and memorizing poems, participating in school competition) at the school level.

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* 9. Live/in-person Semi-final competitions will be organized by Region. A tentative list of Semi-Final Regional Competition locations and dates can be found at nypol.org. (These locations are subject to change, based on registration.)

In addition to the live/in-person Semi-finals, we are offering schools the alternative to participate in a virtual Semi-final (students will be asked to submit video recordings of their performances). This may be convenient if your school is far from one of the regional locations.

Please tell us which Region your school is in.

Western NY: Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Seneca

Central NY: Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkis, Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Delaware

North County/Mohawk Valley NY: Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Lewis, Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie

Capital District: Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Albany, Greene, Columbia

Hudson Valley - North: Sullivan, Ulter, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam

Hudson Valley - South: Rockland, Westchester

New York City: New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx

Long Island: Nassau County

Long Island: Suffolk County

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* 10. Please let us know if you prefer to participate in an in-person or virtual Semi-final.

In-person regional Semi-final

Virtual Semi-final

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* 11. Would you like us to mail you a Teacher's Guide? Each Guide includes a poster and tips for engaging students in Poetry Out Loud at your school.

Printed 2021-2022 Teacher's Guides will be available in late September. Please let us know if you would like us to mail you hard copy guides.

2021-2022 Teacher's Guides are also available for print via poetryoutloud.org.

0 - Teachers at my school can access the Teacher Guide at poetryoutloud.org.

More than 5 - please have someone follow-up with me.

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* 12. Any other information you'd like us to know about?

For more information about the 2020-2021 Poetry Out Loud program in New York State:
visit nypol.org

NEW YORK POETRY OUT LOUD
Teachers & Writers Collaborative
(212) 691-6590
POL@twc.org