Support WBURU.K. Asks Students To Learn Poetry 'By Heart,' Not By RotePlay03:00Download AudioNPR StaffJanuary 18, 2013 ShareEmily Musette Hays performs in the 2012 Poetry Out Loud finals in Washington, D.C. The U.S. competition served as a model for the U.K.'s Poetry By Heart contest. (The Poetry Foundation)