Every Spring semester, the department of Modern Languages and Literatures sponsors a Poetry Recitation Contest in which students in Modern Languages courses compete in performing poetry recitations in the language studied.
Requirements
With your professor's input, choose a poem in the language you study at Loyola (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish). Memorize your poem! Work with your professor to master it! Be prepared to introduce the poem - author, time period, why you chose it, other details you'd like to share.
Eligibility
Students who wish to participate must have the support of their language instructor. Students currently enrolled in 103 and up are eligible.
Sign Up
The application deadline is announced during the spring semester.
2023 Winners
Ben Napolitano- German
Sage Factora- Spanish
Patrick Boyle- Portuguese
Owen Kearns- French
Previous Winners
2022 (Spring)
1st- Sage Factora- Spanish
2nd- Alseni Seck- French
3rd- Nosa Omoregbee- Spanish
2019 (Fall)
- Alexandra White - Arabic
- Matthew Branch - Chinese
- Geoff Hyder - French
- Charlotte McAleer - French
- Harrison Senior - German
- Noah Hileman - German
- Arianna Pilla - Italian
- Bridget Killmurray - Italian
- Joe Swiontkowski - Italian
- Sage Factora - Spanish
- Leanna Brook Schultz - Spanish
2018 (Fall)
- Lena Haaf - Arabic
- Madison Acker - Chinese
- Tiffany Evans - Chinese
- Catie Hinshaw - French
- Andrew Moran - Italian
- Ryan Baldino - Spanish