Timeline for 2020-21:

• February: Regional competitions held the week of February 22-26, 2021
• March: The Montana Poetry Out Loud State Finals will be held virtually, on March 12, 2021 with the semifinal rounds at 4 p.m. and the final round at 7 p.m. 
• The 2021 POL National Semifinals will take place on Sunday, May 2^nd and the 2021 POL National Finals will take place on Thursday, May 27^th and will be streamed on arts.gov.  

To view the Montana Poetry Out Loud State Finals:

View Finals here. AVAILABLE NOW!! | View competition program here.

View Semifinals here. AVAILABLE NOW!

Here are the 2021 Montana Poetry Out Loud Winners!

State Champion: Brady Drummond

Second Place: Anna Christensen 

Third Place: Molly Tingey

Fourth Place: Ellis Mastel

Fifth Place: Zoe Belinda

 Here are the top five (plus an alternate) from each POL Regional event:

   North West | North Central Regional 

1. Molly Tingey 
2. Anna Christensen 
3. Brady Drummond 
4. Anabella Smith 
5. Charlotte Maher 

*Alternate:  Isabella Shinn 

   South West | South Central Regional   

1. Zoe Belinda 
2. Ellis Mastel 
3. JayJay Fields 
4. Jasmine Pearson 
5. Eden Maxwell 

*Alternate: Shaylee Quenzer 

Congratulations to all competitors!

POL Northwest and Northcentral Belt/Flathead/Polson

POL Southwest and Southcentral Hellgate/Red Lodge/Thompson Falls