Brynn Tran, a 16-year-old junior at Lake Oswego’s Lakeridge High School, performs Friday, March 12 in the semi-finals of Oregon’s statewide Poetry Out Loud competition. She was judged State Champion and will represent Oregon in the national competitio
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Brynn Tran, a 16-year-old junior at Lake Oswego’s Lakeridge High School, performs Friday, March 12 in the semi-finals of Oregon’s statewide Poetry Out Loud competition. She was judged State Champion and will represent Oregon in the national competitio
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Tran recites John Donne’s “The Canonization” in the Saturday, March 13 final round of Oregon’s statewide Poetry Out Loud competition.
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Tran recites John Donne’s “The Canonization” in the Saturday, March 13 final round of Oregon’s statewide Poetry Out Loud competition.
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Fellow contestants applaud Tran after she was announced as the winner of the Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a project of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and the Oregon Arts Commission.
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Fellow contestants applaud Tran after she was announced as the winner of the Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a project of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and the Oregon Arts Commission.
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Poetry Out Loud coordinator Deb Vaughn congratulates State Champion Brynn Tran. The state competition took place March 12-13, 2010 at the Kroc Center, Salem.
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Poetry Out Loud coordinator Deb Vaughn congratulates State Champion Brynn Tran. The state competition took place March 12-13, 2010 at the Kroc Center, Salem.
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Tran takes a moment for a photo op with Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada. Inada was among the judges at the state competition, which took place March 12-13, 2010 at the Kroc Center, Salem.
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Tran takes a moment for a photo op with Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada. Inada was among the judges at the state competition, which took place March 12-13, 2010 at the Kroc Center, Salem.
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Lawson Fusao Inada, Brynn Tran of Lake Oswego, Poetry Out Loud runner-up Alexander Barnes of Ashland, and Oregon Arts Commission Executive Director Chris D’Arcy bask in the moment.
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Lawson Fusao Inada, Brynn Tran of Lake Oswego, Poetry Out Loud runner-up Alexander Barnes of Ashland, and Oregon Arts Commission Executive Director Chris D’Arcy bask in the moment.
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Sherwood High School Poetry Out Loud coordinator Jared Jones with Sherwood High finalist Sierra Donahue; behind her, Oregon City High School finalist Kalen Forserg; Lake Oswego High School finalist Kisky Holwerda and Poetry Out Loud State Champion Bry
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Sherwood High School Poetry Out Loud coordinator Jared Jones with Sherwood High finalist Sierra Donahue; behind her, Oregon City High School finalist Kalen Forserg; Lake Oswego High School finalist Kisky Holwerda and Poetry Out Loud State Champion Bry
After preparing since the beginning of the fall school term, 23 high school students came to Salem on March 12–13 for the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a poetry memorization and recitation program intended not only to advance students’ appreciation of poetry but also to hone their public speaking skills. It’s a project of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation and Oregon Arts Commission. Each of the teenagers who came to Salem had won her …
