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4 MARCH 17, 2021
Poet Receives State Honors
Taylor Cozloff
broadcast on May 2 at arts. gov. Then, the top nine stu- dents will go to the finals competition May 27 at the same website. The Poetry Out Loud national finals will distribute $50,000 in awards and school/organization sti- pends, including $20,000 for the Poetry Out Loud nation- al champion.
Taylor Cozloff of Wahi- awā has been named as the 2021 Hawaiʻi Poetry Out Loud champion.
Cheever, a sophomore from Punahou School.
Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and state coordinator Honolulu Theatre for Youth, recently announced the award.
“Poetry has been one of my best friends for so much of my life,” states Cozloff. “Whether it is reading it, writing it or reciting it, po- etry has been a way for me to make sense of the world. I am so grateful for Poet- ry Out Loud because it has allowed me to grow closer to poetry and understand it better.”
Cozloff represented Kamehameha Schools Kapālama in Honolulu and won in a competition of eight students from high schools on Kauaʻi and Oʻa- hu. Because of the pandem- ic, the Hawaiʻi finals were done as a video submission contest earlier this month. The first runner-up was Er- isan Awaya, a senior from Mid-Pacific Institute and last year’s winner. The third- place recipient was Isabel
A high school senior, Co- zloff has taken part in Poetry Out Loud for the past three years. She ranked second in the state competition both years before winning.
Cozloff will compete in the Poetry Out Loud nation- al finals. Video submissions for the semifinals will be
Visit poetryoutloud.org and poetryfoundation.org.
Carson Wong practices perfecting his cast with help from his older brother Kendall at Patsy Mink Central O’ahu Regional Park. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
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