Exemplary Enunciation

Gallery: The Showcase of Talent at the Poetry Out Loud Competition at Maclay School

Aftermath: The thrilled audience makes an exit after the many talented poets performed.

Poet Buzz: The poets talk about each other's performances, buzzed by the excitement of reciting their poems.

Onlookers: The awaiting audience of poets spectates as senior Sophie Lombard gives her recitation.

Melodic Melody: Junior Melody Yu recites her poem “What’s Not to Love" by Brendan Constantine like a beautiful melody.

Grader: Virgil Suarez watches intently as to see if the reciter meets the criteria to qualify.

Expressive: Freshman Sophia Warfel recites her poem The Ocean by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Dramatism: Junior Zach Revell showcases his excellent performance of “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The crowd went wild after his entertaining interpretation.

Direct: Junior Campbell Ruff has a very forward approach with his poem A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Clubber: Freshman Nina Ozerova, one of the heads of the poetry club alongside Bleakley Shettle, recites her poem “Enigma” by Leonora Speyer.

Well Earned: Revell receives his winning award for his evermore astonishing approach to Ozymandias, and the crowd cheers him on.

Photos by Ethan Woodring / Maclay Andalusian