All Hail 2019 Poetry Out Loud Winner, Isabella Callery!

Last Wednesday, Minnesota high school senior Isabella Callery was named the winner of this year's Poetry Out Loud competition. At NPR, listen to her recite Charles Lamb's poem "Thoughtless Cruelty."  

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

All right. In Washington, D.C., a national champion was chosen last night.

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ELIZABETH ACEVEDO: And the 2019 national champion of Poetry Out Loud, winner of $20,000, the senior, Isabella Callery from Minnesota.

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GREENE: Thousands of high school students from across the country faced off this year reciting poetry. And here is the winner - reciting "Thoughtless Cruelty" by Charles Lamb.

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ISABELLA CALLERY: (Reading) The greatest being can have but fibers, nerves and flesh. And these, the smallest ones possess, although their frame and structure less escape our seeing.

(APPLAUSE)

Congrats, Callery! Tune in at NPR.