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High school senior from Payette County wins statewide poetry contest

Emma Eldred
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Idaho Commission on the Arts
Emma Eldred is the 2025 Idaho champion in the Poetry Out Loud competition.

The Poetry Out Loud competition is not unique to Idaho; it happens in states and countries all around the world.

This year, hundreds of students from across Idaho showed interest in the state competition.

Rebecca Martin from the Idaho Commission on the Arts sat down with our Morning Edition host, George Prentice, to explain how the competition works, and they were joined by a very special guest from New Plymouth High School.

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As host of Morning Edition, I'm the luckiest person I've ever known because I spend my days listening to smart, passionate, engaging people. It’s a public trust. I lean in to talk with actors, poets, writers and volunteers who make Idaho that much more special.
As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.