Thursday 29 April 2010

US teenagers flock to live poetry events

Live performance poetry appears to be becoming more popular in America, especially among teenagers.

The BBC's Jane O'Brien went to Poetry Out Loud in Washington, a national competition aimed at reviving the oral art form, to find out what is capturing the participants' imagination.

Watch the video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8650614.stm

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