See Section 1000 for specific speech eligibility requirements. Selection of Categories. Categories are chosen by the UIL staff and the Prose and Poetry Advisory Committee, utilizing suggestions from high school speech coaches and university speech faculty. The categories are designed to encourage students to explore the wide variety of feeling and form available in poetry. The categories are discussed and defined in more detail in the UIL Prose and Poetry Interpretation Handbook available through the League office.
Coaches are responsible for reviewing it.
Poets from the countries of North America, Central America and South America and their territories within the Western Hemisphere are excluded. A published poem by an anonymous poet is not permissible. The poet used in this category may not be used in the other poetry category. Documentation is required. Documentation for Category A. Biographic information showing the birthplace, nationality or citizenship of the poet is required in Category A and shall be available for the contest director.