St Thomas Spring Middle School Classic
2015 — TX/US
Varsity Poetry
Abbreviation
VPO
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$11.00
Overall Entry Limit
60
Entry Limit Per School
60
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
5-7 minute individual performance sharing a poem, using the voice, facial expression and simple gestures. Emphasis is on vocal control, eye contact, and showing understanding through interpretation. The performance should be presented from a notebook and the script should be written in a lyrical style. The literature does not have to rhyme, but needs to be recognized as poetry. Movement below the waist should be minimal.