Rogers Heritage War Eagle Classic
2025 — NSDA Campus, AR/US
Junior Poetry
Event Description:
Rules: If a rule is broken, judge should lower performers one ranking and rating
*The selection should be poetic in form and have quality and aesthetic value.
*If the reader chooses two or more short poems, they should have a common theme or author. The performer may present the poems one after the other OR may choose to weave
them together into a program of poetry. If a program is created the selections must be presented in a chronological manner as they appear in the original poems.
*The performer must use script, which should be in a performance notebook.
*An introduction should be presented in a creative manner explaining poem or linking poems together.
*Title(s) and author(s) must be stated in the introduction.
*The performer may choose to incorporate limited movement into their presentation.
*Time limit, inclusive of introduction, is 5 minutes with a 30 second “grace period”. Should the performer go beyond the grace period they may not be ranked 1st. There is no time
minimum.
* Note: It is the expectation that performances are the artistic creation of the performer(s). It is plagiarism to copy a performance in detail from a video online. If there is suspicion
of plagiarism, please be prepared to cite the source that was copied and consult with the tournament director.