Students from grades 11 and 10 made a brilliant display of their poetic ambitions in a poetry recitation competition that was part of the annual Jawdat Haydar Poetry Recital Competition to be held at the UNESCO Palace in late April. Thirteen students from Makassed College for girls and Ali Bin Abi Taleb College took part in this competition, where students took turns reciting selected poems of the late Lebanese poet Haydar.
The English teachers at both schools were charged with the task of selecting a winner from each school to participate in the national contest. The selection was based on criteria that included voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness and overall performance. All participants, however, received certificates of participation from the principal of Ali Bin Abi Taleb College where the competition was held.
The event was a good chance for students to gain a deeper appreciation of poetry through memorization and recitation. Such events help our youth to master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and hopefully inspire them to develop personal relationships with great classic and contemporary poetry.
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