Oral Interpretation Poetry Piece for Speech?

Question

My piece for prose is The Nightmare at 20,000 feet by richard matheson and my poetry piece is the cremation of sam mcgee by robert service. i don't like the poem that much since its not one that you can win with. does anyone have any suggestions that i can replace it with. It should be lively, have lots of expression, different characters then giving me opportunity to change my voice, and be able to be read more like a story rather than a poem since it is a competition not a recital.

Answer 1

you need something not overdone. look at Poe, The Bells, for example where you can make all the different sounds of the bells by the way you read the words.

Answer 2

Oral Interpretation Poetry Pieces