Reciting poetry might have been uncool in high school, but we’re betting that things would have been different if money and prestige had been involved. Brains, Words, and Voices proves this with its poetry recitation competition. Here, brave souls recite classic pre-1975 poems from memory in front of an audience. Voting through applause, the crowd will pick two finalists who must then present another piece, and eventually a winner will be crowned—and get $100 and, of course, bragging rights.

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