Mississippi State Cowbell Classic
2021 — NSDA Campus, MS/US
Poetry Interpretation
Abbreviation
PO
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$10.00
Entry Limit Per School
10
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
POETRY INTERPRETATION
- The selection shall require no more than ten (10) minutes. There is a 30-second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than thirty seconds should not be given first place in the round.
- A performer may use a single poem, or a program of multiple poems centered around a theme. Appropriate transitional material is required and is a part of the ten-minute time limit.
- A manuscript is required. Use of the manuscript as a prop is allowed.
- The poetry must come from a published source or sources which must be accessible at the tournament for verification purposes.
- Eye contact with the audience during the performance should at least be at a 50/50 ratio.
- The performer should remain in one place with motion limited to the waist up.