FeaturesJanuary 21, 2012

The Poetry Out Loud regional competition was presented Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.

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Luke Williams, a student at Jackson High School, recites "Late Echo" by John Ashbery during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Luke Williams, a student at Jackson High School, recites "Late Echo" by John Ashbery during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Mariah Griggs recites "Deliberate" by Amy Uyematsu during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau. A student at New Madrid County High School, Griggs won first place.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Mariah Griggs recites "Deliberate" by Amy Uyematsu during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau. A student at New Madrid County High School, Griggs won first place.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Abby Ritter, a student at Notre Dame Regional High School, recites "It was not Death, for I Stood Up" by Emily Dickinson during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Abby Ritter, a student at Notre Dame Regional High School, recites "It was not Death, for I Stood Up" by Emily Dickinson during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Bradford Hutcheson recites "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau. A student at East Prairie High School, Bradford won second place.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bradford Hutcheson recites "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau. A student at East Prairie High School, Bradford won second place.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Bradford Hutcheson recites "The Death of Allegory" by Billy Collins during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bradford Hutcheson recites "The Death of Allegory" by Billy Collins during the Poetry Out Loud regional competition Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Mary Smith, a student from The Gift of Dance Studio, presented performed "poetry in motion" during intermission at the Poetry Out Loud regional competition.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Mary Smith, a student from The Gift of Dance Studio, presented performed "poetry in motion" during intermission at the Poetry Out Loud regional competition.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Murielle Wyman, executive director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, welcomes everyone to the Poetry Out Loud regional competition.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Murielle Wyman, executive director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, welcomes everyone to the Poetry Out Loud regional competition.
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The Poetry Out Loud regional competition was presented Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau.

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