McCullough to judge Poetry Out Loud competition

Ken McCullough, Academic Advising and the PASS program, will be one of this year’s judges for the state finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition, on Monday, March 8, at the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul. McCullough has also written the introduction for the recently-published Thousand-Cricket Song, poems by Catherine Strisik, set in Cambodia.

The National Champion will receives a $20,000 award; the second place winner, $10,000; third place, $5,000; and each of the other top 12 finalists, $1,000. The high school of each finalist will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books.