THE 2009 NATIONAL FINALS: APRIL 28, WASHINGTON, DC

The 2009 National Finals will be held at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. Semifinal rounds will take place all day on Monday, April 27 and the Finals will be held in the evening on Tuesday, April 28. Admission is free and open to the public.

The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium
730 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Tel: (202) 994-6800

All events are free and open to the public. Information on the time, date, and location of State Finals will be updated as more competitions are scheduled and planned. Find your state's Poetry Out Loud coordinator here.

STATE FINALS

ALABAMA
February 28

ALASKA
March 16

ARIZONA
February 20

ARKANSAS
March 7

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO
March 4

CONNECTICUT
March 10

DELAWARE
March 5

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 23

FLORIDA
March 14

GEORGIA
March 15

HAWAII
February 22

IDAHO
February 21

ILLINOIS
March 10

INDIANA
February 28

IOWA
March 7

KANSAS
March 13

KENTUCKY
March 3

LOUISIANA
March 7

MAINE
February 28

MARYLAND
February 21

MASSACHUSETTS
March 8

MICHIGAN
March 7

MINNESOTA
March 9

MISSISSIPPI
March 13

MISSOURI
March 3

MONTANA
March 14

NEBRASKA
March 14

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY
March 19

NEW MEXICO
February 8

NEW YORK
March 12

NEVADA
March 7

NORTH CAROLINA
February 28

NORTH DAKOTA
March 17

OHIO
March 14

OKLAHOMA
February 28

OREGON
March 14

PENNSYLVANIA
March 12

PUERTO RICO
March 14

RHODE ISLAND
Late February

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE
March 7

TEXAS
February 28

UTAH
January 21

VERMONT
March 7

VIRGIN ISLANDS
March 5

VIRGINIA
March 5

WASHINGTON
March 7

WEST VIRGINIA
March 7

WISCONSIN
March 14

WYOMING
November 17