Source
The Chritian Science Monitor
Poetry memorization has been a pretty hot educational topic recently, with the UK having launched Poetry by Heart. Canada, too, has introduced Poetry in Voice/Les voix de la poesie.
Story link
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0430/Poetry-Out-Loud-2013-finals-students-from-all-over-the-US-will-compete