The poet John Donne. Public domain image

Three years ago, Madeline Roger (Kansas) advanced to the final 12 students in the Poetry Out Loud competition. Today, we'll hear her recite "The Flea" by John Donne.

[audio:http://bigreadblog.arts.gov//audio/RogerDonne.mp3]

[transcript]

For more information about the recitation contest, please check out the POL web site.