Tag: poetry

Natalia Gatti Named 2026 Delaware State Champion for Poetry Out Loud

Statewide, Del. (February 26, 2026) – “I believe that poetry is freedom. It is freedom of self, of expression, of love — and I believe that my poetry is my dignity. I believe that without poetry, there is no life.” Those were the words of Natalia Gatti, a tenth grader from Sussex Academy of Arts […]

February 26, 2026

Timeline: Poetry Out Loud

[row] [column md=”6″] [/column] [column md=”6″] On this day in 2006… Simone Aziza Seal, a senior from Padua Academy, won Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud state competition on April 11, 2006 held at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover. She earned top marks for her recitation of “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou. [button […]

April 11, 2019

Timeline: 2 Year Term for Poet Laureate

[row] [column md=”6″] [/column] [column md=”6″] In 1964… The State of Delaware amended the position of Poet Laureate to a two-year term to perform duties as requested by the Governor. At this time, from 1963-1965, Mother M. Aloysius Peach of Wilmington (pictured) was the Delaware Poet Laureate. [button type=”default” size=”lg” link=”https://arts.delaware.gov/poet-laureate/about/”]About the Poet Laureate Program […]

February 5, 2019