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KEC student places second in national poetry competition

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“I was a lot less nervous (this year),” Gilbert admitted. “I kind of knew what to expect and how it all went. I got to enjoy my poems and enjoy reading them a lot more. I also kind of knew what judges were kind of looking for and what I should emphasize.”

Poetry In Voice awards over $20K to 9 Canadian students in national poetry recitation competition

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CBC Books

Nine Canadian students have reached the top of the annual 2022 Poetry In Voice competition, beating out 10,000 students in a national poetry performance challenge that awards prizes of $1,000 to $3,000.

Announcing the Winners of Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie’s 2022 National Finals

Montreal, April 21, 2022 - Poetry In Voice is proud to announce the National Finals winners! These nine finalists have won their school contests, the online qualifiers, and the semifinals. In total, they stood out from among 10,000 other competitors.

The show can still be watched on the National Finals webpage, and...

9 students across Canada will compete in the 2022 Poetry In Voice national finals

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CBC Books

The nine finalists were selected from a longlist of 42 semifinalists, with three finalists chosen from each of the three categories. A prize of $35,000 will be given to the winners and their school libraries across the three categories.

Announcing the nine finalists advancing to Nationals

Montreal, March 24, 2022 – Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie is proud to announce the nine finalists of its annual senior poetry recitation contest.

National Finalists

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, over 10,000 students across Canada learned a poem by heart this year. School champions participated in online qualifiers and the 42 students who...

Local students in poetry spotlight

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Winnipeg Free Press

Regional competitions for the annual Poetry in Voice competition were held recently, where students learned two poems from the Poetry in Voice anthology in either the English, French or bilingual stream. Once again, northeast Winnipeg is well-represented on the national stage.

42 students across Canada will compete in $35K national poetry recitation contest

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CBC Books

The Poetry in Voice competition challenges students in Grades 9-12 to learn two poems by heart and perform them in front of an audience. They can compete in English, French or a bilingual category. $35,000 will be given to the winners and their school libraries across the three categories.

Announcing the 2022 Junior National Champions

MONTRÉAL, QC, January 11, 2022 – Nine students have been named Canada’s top junior reciters in Poetry In Voice's 2022 junior recitation competition.

These top-scoring students are awarded prizes for themselves and for their school libraries for the purchase of poetry books.

The nine student winners are:

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Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie announces “Mixtapes”, a new tool for teachers to discuss today’s complex subjects through poetry. Compiled by Canadian poets, mixtapes include a selection...

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