Generations and Genre

From folk and family, literature and theater, music and poetry, the Festival's tellers have a rich tapestry of backgrounds and genres to share. The 2014 Poetry Out Loud National Champion, Anita Norman, a Tennessee resident, and one of a new generation of storytellers, will perform at the 2014 National Storytelling Festival, sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.