Reciting Poetry Out Loud: Polson student wins state contest and trip to D.C.
Wica-ta-wi Brown of Polson took top honors at the state Poetry Out Loud contest, earning him a berth in the national finals, held in May in Washington, D.C. (Katie Knight photo)
As Wica-ta-wi Hoksina Brown inhabits the poem that won him the state Poetry Out Loud championship, he does so carefully, his voice almost conversational at first, then growing in strength and passion.
The Polson High junior recited “We Are Not Responsible” by Harryette Mullen, a poem he chose precisely because it invited him “to be able to speed it up and be loud, different from the rest...
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