Verve Poetry Festival City Poetry Competition, 2018 | EduCeleb
Abdussalam Amoo
13th November 2017
Verve Poetry Festival is delighted to offer City Poetry Competition. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over. The authors of the best fifteen poems will be invited to read alongside six commissioned poets at our City Poetry Event at Verve 2018!
Verve is a four day festival of world-class poetry and spoken word, with readings, performances, workshops, children’s events and more in the heart of Birmingham city center.With so many brilliant poetry festivals around the country, they are fiercely committed to making Verve look, sound and feel different right from the start.
1st Prize: £500
2nd Prize: £250
3rd Prize: £100
The authors of the best fifteen poems will be invited to read alongside six commissioned poets at our City Poetry Event at Verve 2018!
The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.
To apply, the applicants must write and submit Poems. The poem must be in English and should have a City focus or context.
They will also accept audio entries of work on mp3 or .wma. ALL audio entries, however, must also be accompanied by a written version of the work and be emailed as described above.
Competitions play a role in motivating students to perform and excel and offer a lot more reward than just the winning prize.
25th November, 2017.
For more information you may visit the official webpage of the Verve Poetry Festival