At the 2015 National Finals, 53 champions of contests in every state, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC, competed for the title of National Champion.
Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran receives a visit from Poetry Out Loud State Champion Joy Cariño and NEA Chairman Jane Chu after the Congressional breakfast.
Meet the top three winners of Poetry Out Loud 2015! From L-R: third-place winner Casey Ryan Goggin (NC), National Champion Maeva Ordaz (AK) and second-place winner Paris J. Stroud (GA).
The National Finals judges from L-R: poet Nikky Finney, educator Carol Jago, novelist Brando Skyhorse, writer and critic Maria Popova, and poet Richard Blanco.
Poetry Foundation President Robert Polito, 2015 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Maeva Ordaz, and NEA Chairman Jane Chu celebrate the culmination of Poetry Out Loud 2015.