Tonight is the inaugural St. Maryโ€™s Ryken Poetry Slam for area Catholic, middle school students.ย  Itโ€™s from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Romauld Hall Theater (lower campus).ย  There are 32 students participating and the event is free and open to the public.ย 
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Several of our students participated in the โ€œPoetry Out Loutโ€ competition for the first time this year and found a love of poetry that they wanted to share with younger students.
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The person who is organizing the event is Laura Roland, the director of Summer Knights. Her e-mail is laura.roland@smrhs.org.