Poetry Out Loud Competition

Henderson is headed to the National Finals to represent Colorado in Washington, D.C.

DENVER — Governor Polis, Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and Empowered are pleased to announce that DB Henderson of Coronado High School in Colorado Springs

Not everyday does an 18-year-old high school student get to represent their state on a national stage. After Windsor High School junior Rize Simmons of Weld County secured the title of 2025 Colorado Poetry Out Loud State Champion, he represented the state in the national Poetry Out Loud competition—for

Once again, headed to the National Finals to represent Colorado in Washington, DC

DENVER — Gov. Polis, Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and Empowered are pleased to announce that Rize Simmons of Windsor High School in Weld County

The Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT), and Lighthouse Writers Workshop announced today that PBS12 will air a documentary featuring Colorado’s state finals for Poetry Out Loud. This annual event was held on March 1, 2023 at the Lakewood

Colorado Creative Industries announced in March 2022 that Aidyn Reid of Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs was named the 2022 Colorado Poetry Out Loud State Champion.

Poetry Out Loud, presented in partnership with Colorado Creative Industries, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is a national