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2007 National Champion Amanda Fernandez from the District of Columbia after her win at the National Finals.
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Poetry Foundation President John Barr, 2nd Place Winner Branden Emanual Wellington, Poetry Out Loud 2007 National Champion Amanda Fernandez, 3rd Place Winner Alanna Rivera, and NEA Chairman Dana Gioia.
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Alabama State Champion Khadijah Robinson.
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California State Champion Karen Hong.
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Connecticut State Champion Mara Dauphin.
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Delaware State Champion Daniel James Foster.
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Georgia State Champion Kelsey Bogue.
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Iowa State Champion Spencer Gilbert.
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Second Place Winner Branden Emanual Wellington.
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Kansas State Champion Patrick Kuhn.
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Kentucky State Champion and National Finalist Dean Muir.
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Minnesota State Champion Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan.
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Montana State Champion and National Finalist Joshua Kelly.
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Nebraska State Champion and National Finalist Shuqiao Song.
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Pennsylvania State Champion Olivia Lee Meldrum.
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Texas State Champion Albert Drake.
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Wisconsin State Champion Matthew Scales.
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Host of the radio show A Prairie Home Companion and a National Finals Judge, Garrison Keillor, and National Champion Amanda Fernandez after the Finals.
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National Champion Amanda Fernandez reacts to the national champion announcement surrounded by fellow finalists. From left: Joshua Kelly, Janessa Nickell, Amanda Fernandez, 3rd Place Winner Alanna Rivera, 2nd Place Winner Branden Emanual Wellington, and Naja Selby.
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