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015-Discovering the Power of Poetry Through Recitation

by | Jan 14, 2025 | Podcast

Join us for a conversation with past Poetry Out Loud school champion, Jorge Cruz Martinez, and three team members who assisted in Poetry Out Loud at Academy of the Americas High School, a bilingual Spanish-immersion PreK–12 school in southwest Detroit: Monica DeGarmo, Ana Mercado, and Gustavo Navarro. In this episode, you’ll learn about Jorge’s experience participating in Poetry Out Loud, the impact participating had on him and his teachers, and why this program is important. This episode is bilingual and features both English and Spanish languages.

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