Blog Posts

A collection of quotes about why the arts matter.

Playwright Katori Hall talks about her theater career and how she became a playwright because "I have to carry that baton forward and write us into existence because if I don't who else will?"

2015 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Maeva Ordaz of Alaska shares her POL story.

We're catching up with 2010 and 2011 Poetry Out Loud National Champions Amber Rose Johnson (Rhode Island) and Kristen Dupard (Mississippi).

Literature Fellow Tung-Hui Hu, an accomplished poet with three published collections to his credit as well as a critical study of digital media, "Cloud a Pre-History," teaches in both disciplines at the University of Michigan.

2014 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Anita Norman of Tennessee reflects on her POL experience, shares her fears about heading off to college in the fall, and gives DC sightseeing tips.