Join us on Sunday January 25 at 1:30 PM in the Stern Center Ballroom for an afternoon of poetry.

11 students from apolrea high schools will be reciting poetry by John Donne, Christina Rosetti, Wallace Stevens, Lisel Muller, Jamaal May, William Wordsworth, Billy Collins, and more. These students have won their high school competitions and are vying for a chance to compete at the state level; one SC winner will compete nationally in Washington, DC.

Each contestant recites two poems chosen from the POL anthology. Contest judges, Dr. Conseula Francis and Dr. Jonathan Heinen of the Department of English, will score the recitations. ASL interpreters will add to our experience of the spoken word, and C of C students will play music and read original poetry between rounds. Student volunteers work alongside our POL community partners, LILA (Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts) and the Poetry Society of South Carolina, to help us run the competition and welcome contestants, teachers, and families to our campus.

This delightful event is free and open to the public. Please join us from 1:30-3 on Sunday January 25.

If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact one of the coordinators:

Julia Eichelberger eichelbergerj@cofc.edu  Cathy Holmes holmesc@cofc.edu

Valerie Keller, Student Coordinator kellervm@g.cofc.edu