2025 NY POL Registration for Schools

Registration Open until November 15, 2024

Complete the form below to register your school to participate in 2025 Poetry Out Loud. We will continue in-person programming for the 2025 Poetry Out Loud Semifinal and State Final competitions. In addition to the live/in-person semifinals, we are offering schools the alternative to participate in a virtual semifinal (students will be asked to submit video recordings of their performances). Visit nypol.org for a list of last year's semifinal locations (subject to change). The semifinals will be held in February 2025, and the state final competition will be held in New York City on March 15, 2024.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 11/15/2024

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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. In-person semifinal competitions will be organized by region. A list of last year's semifinal 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 semifinals, we are offering schools the alternative to participate in a virtual semifinal (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 Country/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. Would you prefer to participate in an in-person or virtual semifinal? Please be sure to inform your students of this decision.

In-person regional semifinal

Virtual semifinal

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* 11. Would you be interested in a free POL workshop with a T&W teaching artist? If so, please let us know what kind of workshop would most interest you. Select all that apply.

Workshops of 1-3 sessions will be available on first-come, first served basis. We will follow-up with you about scheduling a workshop.

Poetry recitation workshop for students

Original poetry workshop for students

Poetry Out Loud professional development for teachers

Other (please specify)

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

For more information about the 2023-2024 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