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Poetry Out Loud Winner Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 4 , 2006

POL winner Ryan Breeland in Washington

State winner, Ryan Breeland with MAC's Arts Industry Director, Diane Williams (R) and his teacher, Carol Clanton at Congressional Breakfast at national competition in Washington, D.C.

JACKSON— The Mississippi Arts Commission is proud to announce that Ryan Breeland from Brookhaven High School won the State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest.  The competition, presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation, was held on Friday, March 31 at New Stage Theatre and is part of a national program to encourage high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.  

Ryan will represent the State of Mississippi at the national competition in Washington D.C. on May 16, 2006.

The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, bringing arts to all Americans and providing leadership in arts education.  Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest national funding organization of the arts.

The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.  One of the largest literary organizations in the world, it exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.

The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency, funded by the Mississippi legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Wallace Foundation and other private sources.  MAC is the official grants making and service agency for the arts in Mississippi. The agency serves as an active supporter and promoter of arts in community life and in arts education.

Malcolm White with Ryan Breeland and David TillmanMalcolm White, Executive Director of MAC, pictured with Ryan Breeland(R), Poetry Out Loud winner and Runner-up, David Tillman(L) of Poplarville.

 

 

 

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