NV POETRY OUT LOUD 2025
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF NEVADA POETRY OUT LOUD
State finals
The 20th annual Nevada Poetry Out Loud state competition will convene in person on Saturday, March 15, 2025, on the University of Nevada, Reno campus at the Joe Crowley Student Union theater. Participants will compete to represent Nevada at the National Finals in Washington, D.C.
Attend in person
Saturday, March 15, 2025
1 PM
Joe Crowley Student Union Theater (3rd floor)
Attend Virtually
District Finals
Carson
February 6th at Pioneer High at 6 pm
Carson Winners
- Summer McGill (1st place)
- Thomas Lance (2nd place)
- Lilly Barker (3rd place)
Clark
January 30th 2025 at West Charleston Library, Las Vegas, NV
Clark Winners
- Ava Torres (1st place)
- Thalia Ollarvia (2nd place)
- Sydney Warnick (3rd place)
Elko
February 10th Elko High School Performing Arts Center, Elko NV
Elko Winners
- Kyara Hernandez-Duarte (1st place)
- Natasha Tervort (2nd place)
- Kamille Bonafide (3rd place)
Douglas
February 5th at 4:30 pm at Whittell High School
Douglas Winners
- Alyssa Edie (1st place)
- Asha Ryan (2nd place)
- Stellan Hamner-Jillson (3rd place)
Lyon
February 5th at 3:30 at the Jeanne Dini Cultural Center in Yerington, NV
Lyon Winners
- Mari Basaca Fuentes (1st place)
- Ella Kilgore (2nd place)
- Daniel Mercado (3rd place)
Storey
February 11th at 3:00 at Virginia City High School
Washoe
February 12th at 5:30pm at Holland Project
Washoe Winners
- Rayann Hijazi (1st place)
- Brynn Davenport (2nd place)
- Alice Towell (3rd place)
Focusing on our rich literary heritage and contemporary life through memorization and performance of classic and contemporary poetry, Nevada Poetry Out Loud is a program of the Nevada Arts Council, presented in partnership with National Endowment for the Arts, The Poetry Foundation, Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Nevada Department of Education, and Nevada school districts.
2025 NEVADA POETRY OUT LOUD SPONSORS
Nevada arts Council Contact
Shereen Choudhury, Arts Learning Specialist & Poetry Out Loud State Coordinator
Sogand Tabatabaei, Arts Learning Specialist & Poetry Out Loud State Coordinator
