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
Clark: January 30th 2025 at West Charleston Library, Las Vegas, NV
Elko: February 10th Elko High School Performing Arts Center, Elko NV
Lyon: February 5 at 3:30 at the Jeanne Dini Cultural Center in Yerington, NV
Douglas: February 5th at 4:30 pm at Whittell High School
Washoe: February 12th at 5:30pm at Holland Project
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
