Mt. Spokane High School senior Sydney Frost heads to Poetry Out Loud nationals in Washington, D.C.

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17-year-old poet Sydney Frost recites a poem at Manito Park.

Sydney Frost recites Siren Song by Margaret Atwood with ease.

With minute hand movements and calculated inflection, her performance of the poem lasts no longer than two minutes, but the room is silent, listening expectantly.

“Shall I tell you the secret?” She says it quietly with a soft smile. Her hands flare out from her sides. And if I do,” her voice rises slightly. “Will you get me out of this bird suit?!”

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