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Oregon's Poetry Out Loud contestant makes history, but doesn't make finals - OregonLive.com
In today's semifinals of Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest for high school students, Oregon's Tiffany Hinano Hill did something no student has done at this level of competition in the program's seven years. The 18-year-old Hill, a junior at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem, performed in sign language.
Her presentations of "Ars Poetica" by Archibald MacLeish and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth had a striking visual eloquence, but it wasn't enough to get her into the finals.
Hill performed in round three of the semis, among 17 representatives of Western states. After two poems from each, judges scores were tabulated and the top eight score brought the chance to read a third poem. Hill didn't make the field of eight.
The finals will take place Tuesday evening in George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, hosted by National Public Radio's Scott Simon and offering a $20,000 prize to the first-place winner. Last year, Oregon champion Sophia Soberon of Brookings finished in 2nd place.
Hill's achievement also is significant. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, which created the program in cooperation with the Poetry Foundation, nearly 300,000 students participated in school-based competitions this year, leading to the 53 contestants who emerged from the championships in states and U.S. territories.
Hill is scheduled to meet with Senator Ron Wyden on Tuesday, and attend a luncheon with contestants and members of Congress.
In today's semifinals of Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest for high school students, Oregon's Tiffany Hinano Hill did something no student has done at this level of competition in the program's seven years. The 18-year-old Hill, a junior at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem, performed in sign language.
Her presentations of "Ars Poetica" by Archibald MacLeish and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth had a striking visual eloquence, but it wasn't enough to get her into the finals.
Hill performed in round three of the semis, among 17 representatives of Western states. After two poems from each, judges scores were tabulated and the top eight score brought the chance to read a third poem. Hill didn't make the field of eight.
The finals will take place Tuesday evening in George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, hosted by National Public Radio's Scott Simon and offering a $20,000 prize to the first-place winner. Last year, Oregon champion Sophia Soberon of Brookings finished in 2nd place.
Hill's achievement also is significant. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, which created the program in cooperation with the Poetry Foundation, nearly 300,000 students participated in school-based competitions this year, leading to the 53 contestants who emerged from the championships in states and U.S. territories.
Hill is scheduled to meet with Senator Ron Wyden on Tuesday, and attend a luncheon with contestants and members of Congress.