Media Coverage [1]
[2] [3]Poetry In Voice [3]
In an era of communicating with 140 characters, some Canadian high school students are expressing themselves through poetry. We heard Anthony De Sa is a teacher librarian at Michael Power/St. Joseph Secondary School. Pearl Zaki is a Grade 11 student.
[4]It may seem like a dying art in the age of Facebook and Twitter, but for one Calgary student, poetry recitation is her ticket to Toronto for the third annual Poetry in Voice [5] national finals.
[6]If you like exquisite poetry, dramatic contests and lively audiences, don’t miss the first National Poetry In Voice Competition on Wednesday, May 15th at Isabel Bader Theatre. Nine high-school students from across the country will compete for $25,000 in prizes and awards by reciting poems in English and French!
[7]Poetry memorization has been a pretty hot educational topic recently, with the UK having launched Poetry by Heart [8]. Canada [9], too, has introduced Poetry in Voice/Les voix de la poesie [10].
[11]Two students from St. John's Ravenscourt are among the finalists in a national poetry recitation competition founded by Scott Griffin, patron of the Griffin Prize for poetry.
[12] [13]In the age of Twitter, reciting poetry might seem out of date. But for Vancouver Technical Grade 12 student Kyla Kane, it means travelling to Toronto next month to compete with students from across the country in the Poetry in Voice national finals.
[14] [15]CORNWALL - Classic poems were given a fresh voice at St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School Wednesday, where a school-wide Poetry in Voice competition was held for senior students.
Grade 11 students Haley Deamond and Dominique Cook took the trophy, and are now continuing on in the national competition.
[16]High school educators in Brampton have an opportunity to teach the importance of poetry and literature while giving their students a chance to win $5,000.