Every year, 9-12th grade students in the RL State where Caledonia lives choose poems to recite in the national poetry program that Cale coordinates. 20,000 students across 23 counties. Classic poems, contemporary poems, poems of all kinds and forms. She shares some of the poems students have selected this year.
In 2006, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud - a National Recitation Competition that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. 
