Here's the rubric for the recitations. Please be aware that this rubric describes the parts of the recitation that are not judged on accuracy.
Here are some suggested selections for this year:
Auto Lullaby by Franz Wright
"A Poison Tree" -- William Blake
"Sonnet 43" -- Elizabeth Barret Browning
Spanglish -- Tato Laviera
"Hope is the Thing With Feathers" -- Emily Dickinson
"Those Winter Sundays" -- Robert Hayden
"Famous" -- Naomi Shihab Nye
"Golden Retrievals" -- Mark Doty
"Eating Together" -- Li Young Lee
"Time Does Not Bring Relief You all Have Lied" -- Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Ode to the Midwest" -- Kevin Young
Makin Jump Shots -- Michael S. Harper
End of Days Advice from an Ex-Zombie -- Michael Derrick Hudson
Auto Lullaby by Franz Wright
"A Poison Tree" -- William Blake
"Sonnet 43" -- Elizabeth Barret Browning
Spanglish -- Tato Laviera
"Hope is the Thing With Feathers" -- Emily Dickinson
"Those Winter Sundays" -- Robert Hayden
"Famous" -- Naomi Shihab Nye
"Golden Retrievals" -- Mark Doty
"Eating Together" -- Li Young Lee
"Time Does Not Bring Relief You all Have Lied" -- Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Ode to the Midwest" -- Kevin Young
Makin Jump Shots -- Michael S. Harper
End of Days Advice from an Ex-Zombie -- Michael Derrick Hudson