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Sexsmith student wins $5,000 in poetry contest

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Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune

Catricia Hiebert was one of nine student finalists of the 2019 Poetry In Voice competition during the National Finals at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on April 25.

Sexsmith High School Student Wins Top Prize

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My Grande Prairie Now

A Sexsmith high school student’s love of poetry has paid off. St. Mary’s Catholic School grade 12 student Catricia Hiebert took first place in the English category at the national finals of the Poetry In Voice competition. Hiebert says she learned a lot about herself during the event.

Poetry In Voice awards $25K to 9 Canadian students in national poetry recitation competition

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CBC Books

Nine students from across Canada have collectively won $25,000 in the 2019 Poetry In Voice national poetry recitation competition. The successful Cégep and secondary students were selected during the national finals hosted by the CBC's Rosanna Deerchild in Winnipeg on April 25, 2019.

Windsor high school student places in national poetry recitation contest

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Windsor Star

Larissa Dushime, a 17-year-old St. Joseph's Catholic High School student, has won third place in the French category of the national 2019 Poetry in Voice competition. The finals were held in Winnipeg on Thursday.

Students win $25,000 in national poetry recitation competition

WINNIPEG, MB, Thursday, April 25, 2019 – Nine students from across Canada have won $25,000 as finalists of the 2019 Poetry In Voice competition. The successful secondary school and Cégep students were selected during the National Finals tonight. A gala celebration of poetry, the show was hosted by CBC’s Rosanna Deerchild and poet J.R. Léveillé at the sparkling Winnipeg Art...

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What is one book your generation should read? 10 teens from Poetry in Voice share their picks

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CBC Books

Twenty-four high school students from across Canada were chosen from thousands to compete in a national poetry performance competition known as Poetry in Voice. Students are tasked with selecting two or three poems from a list and then memorize and perform those poems.

2 local teens compete in national poetry recitation competition - All in a Day with Allan Neal

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CBC Ottawa

It started with more than ten thousand students from across the country. Now a poetry recitation contest is down to a dozen, and two of those are local.

Winnipeg's Nina Thach and Newal Semir are semifinalists in the Poetry In Voice competition

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CTV Morning Live - Winnipeg

Teenagers are gathering in Winnipeg this week to wow audiences with not only their public speaking skills but with their poetry talents as well.

Poetry aplenty at national competition

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Paper Chase - Winnipeg Free Press

Poetry will be in the air this week when Winnipeg hosts the semifinals and finals of Poetry in Voice, a national competition that encourages students to read and recite poetry.