Vancouver Technical school student headed to national poetry recital

In the age of Twitter, reciting poetry might seem out of date. But for Vancouver Technical Grade 12 student Kyla Kane, it means travelling to Toronto next month to compete with students from across the country in the Poetry in Voice national finals.

"Recitation, it seems very old fashioned," said Van Tech English teacher Denise Clark, who helped develop and taught Poetry in Voice curriculum alongside teacher Nicky Paris. "But I know it's getting big again in the United States and then with this competition in Eastern Canada over the last few years, now it's kind of coming back and the students are really enjoying performing the poems."