Poetry Out Loud

The North Dakota native and Poet Laureate of Iowa, as Special Guest at this poetry event, reads and sings.

Gabby Johnson presents two poems, and talks about them and herself. Debra Marquart, ND native, Poet Laureate of Iowa, and guest at POL, also reads two of her poems.

Cassandra Rostvedt does 1969 by Alex Dimitrov, Skylar Longtin does Let It Be Forgotten and Gabi Oberg does I Remember, I Remember. Good performances, no…

Bill Thomas presents a selection of many of the performances from the 2020 North Dakota Finals. For this, the students study the poems meaning – not just…

On this episode, three poems with different takes on nature -- Kylie Howatt from Northwood does Don't Bother the Earth Spirit by Joy Harjo (Poet Laureate…

Performances from the 2020 North Dakota Poetry Out Loud Contest at the Heritage Center in Bismarck. Cassandra Rostvedt (one of the 5 finalists) does Dead…

Bill Thomas, Prairie Public's radio director, is also a judge for Poetry Out Loud. He visits with Ashley Thornberg on the Main Street show to share more…

They were forecasting high winds and 3 to 5 inches, some of the high schools might not make it, but the competitors, coaches, parents and friends made…

March 17 at 5pm:Hear students' presentations and behind-the-scenes interviews from this year's North Dakota Poetry Out Loud contest.About Poetry Out…

Scroll down to see a list of who is featured in this piece.On February 26, 2018, the school champions of 20 North Dakota High Schools met to compete for…