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Poetry Out Loud 2026

This morning, we were treated to some powerful poems presented by our students in the Poetry Out Loud competition. First place went to Haakeem Holmes who performed “We Wear the Mask” by Dunbar and “Come Let Us Be Friends” by Fleming. He will participate in the state finals in Murfreesboro February 27–28. Congratulations are also in order for our second place finisher Trey Henderson and third place finisher Camden Barber.

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Poems

1. Madison Harris—“The Protected Sex”—Miller and “Militants to Certain Other Women”—Rolston-Fisher
2. Marleigh Beaver—“A Far Country”—Hill and “In the Desert”—Crane
3. Trey Henderson—“The Resurrection”—Brooks and “Representation”—Miller
4. Michelle Huang—“Not Dead, but Sleeping”—Thompson and “An Adieu”—Coates
5. Kat Beaver—“Before a Painting”—Johnson and “The Little Garden”—Lowell
6. Kevin Morrison—“Call of the Night”—Barnes and “Medusa”—Bogan
7. Miles Breeden—“Renewal of Strength”—Watkins-Harper and “Mountain Storm”—Kang
8. Sophia Ruvalcaba—“O Captain! My Captain!”—Whitman and “Peace on Earth”—Williams
9. Haakeem Holmes—“We Wear the Mask”—Dunbar and “Come Let Us Be Friends”—Fleming
10. Camden Barber—“Fruit of the Flower”—Cullen and “We Wear the Mask”—Dunbar