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[2] [3]A Selkirk student in Grade 11 is one of the finalists in a national poetry recitation competition. Thierney Dignidice is one of two Manitobans in the English category finals for the Poetry in Voice competition. She joins Marjorie Dowhos on Radio Noon.
[4]English and French winners for the inaugural People's Choice Award also revealed
[5]Emily Kruk and Al Gilbert present their poems, and why they chose them.
[6]Léony Blanchette and Victor Denoncourt talk to Alan along with poet judge Véronique Sylvain.
[7]The deadline to vote for your favourite poetry-reciting students is coming up.
Forty-two students in grades 9 to 12 — including students from Toronto and the GTA — were chosen from thousands of students from 1,400 schools across the country to compete in the semifinals of the annual Poetry In Voice competition. They will be going on to the national finals, held on April 22, where nearly $25,000 will be awarded to the winners and their school libraries.
[8]Forty-two students across Canada will compete in the national poetry recitation competition Poetry in Voice.
[9]The power of the spoken word is in the spotlight again, as students from across the country take part in Poetry In Voice.
Students from northeast Winnipeg are among those hoping to make a splash at the virtual competition this year.
[10]Nine students from across Canada came out on top at the 2020 Poetry In Voice national poetry recitation competition, collectively winning $25,000 in prizes.
[11]Students Al Gilbert and Thierney Dignadice in conversation and recitation on Morning Light.
After thousands of recitations, two students from Manitoba have been chosen as English language finalists in this year’s “Poetry In Voice” senior contest.
Al Gilbert and Thierney Dignadice are among the nine finalists competing for nearly $25,000 in prizes awarded to winners and their school libraries.
[12]We don’t do poetry very often on this show. And we should, because Manitoba is cornering the market at least when it comes reciting poetry. Two of the three finalists in the National Poetry In Voice Competition are from Manitoba!