Alaska Student Wins State Poetry Competition

0:00On this March 17th in Anchorage, here's what is making headlines. Cassie Lumber, a senior at Juno Douglas High School, Yadada at Kale in Alaska, just won the state poetry out loud competition earlier this month. This national program encourages high school students to memorize and recite poems from a wide selection. She beat out competitors from across the state to claim the title. It all started for Cassie back in her freshman year at another local school, where every English class picked poems at least 15 lines long. Students could perform them in a school-wide contest, and she found the thrill of sharing personal pieces in front of others hooked her right away. Through reciting poetry, Cassie learned how to open up emotionally and discover the real power in words. She loves how poetry lets people express themselves freely, without rigid rules or structures, making it both universal and deeply personal. Her favorite poem that she performed is Ome O Life by Walt Whitman. It wrestles with life's struggles and endless questions,

1:01but lands on a simple answer. You're here, life goes on, and you get to add your own verse. Next month, Cassie has to Washington, D.C. for the national competition. She's thrilled at the chance to hear top poetry from students nationwide, and share her passion on that big stage. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor, Lincoln the Description. Some chase peace, I put my head in it, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com. Made in AI.