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

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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.

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...

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.

'Poetry is so alive': 3 local students competing in national poetry competition

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CBC Windsor

Three Windsor students are heading to Winnipeg next week — because they're good at reciting poetry. Keagan Yap, Larissa Dushime and Alexander Morin are three of the 24 semi-finalists in the Poetry in Voice competition, which takes place April 23-25.

2019 Poetry In Voice Competition Features Two Atlantic Canadian Semifinalists

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The Fiddlehead

The Fiddlehead would like to congratulate the two Atlantic Canadian semifinalists in the 2019 Poetry In Voice Competition: Sophia Wilcott from Harbour View High School, Saint John, NB, and Berry Genge from Montague Regional High School, Montague, PEI.

Berry Genge for National Poetry Finals - Mainstreet PEI with Matt Rennie

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CBC Prince Edward Island

April is poetry month and Montague high school student Berry Genge has made it to the national finals in a poetry recitation contest.

Bringing Poetry to Life

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The Herald - Winnipeg

Poetry wasn’t always Nina Thach’s cup of tea. But on April 24, the 17-year-old Kildonan East Collegiate student will step on stage at the national Poetry in Voice semifinal competition to recite three poems, with a chance to win $5,000 on the line.

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