On March 15, 2022, Oscar Landa Samano of Coconino High School in Flagstaff won the title of State Champion at the 2022 Arizona Poetry Out Loud state finals. Oscar will now advance to the final stage of this national poetry recitation competition, representing the State of Arizona at the National Finals!

This year, the national finals, like our own state finals will be conducted virtually.

Semi-finals will be streamed online at 3:00 pm (AZ) on May 1, 2022, on the National Endowment for the Arts website.

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Watch Oscar recite “Spanglish” by Tato Laviera at the Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals below!