To commemorate World Poetry Day (March 21st),and the organisation’s /Association’s 10th anniversary, TTATE will host a poetry competition for teachers at the primary school level, highlighting their potential role as creators of indigenous and engaging literature.
Objectives: To provide teachers at the primary school level with an opportunity to :
- showcase their creativity
- create innovative, indigenous curricular resources for their students
Guidelines:
- Teachers will create an original poem suited to the grade level and the interest of the students they teach.
- They will then recite the poem and submit a video of their performance with the written poem.
- Poems will be judged based on their suitability for the following grade levels/standards:
- Infants – up to 12 lines
- Middle school – up to 16 lines
- Upper school – up to 24 lines
- Poems must not exceed the number of lines stipulated above.
- Poems may take any structure, including indigenous forms such as Robber Talk, Tobago Speech Band, etc., once they adhere to the criteria given.
- Performances must be original, creative and have dramatic appeal. The performance must be relevant to the theme of the poem and should be suitable to the class being considered. The poem should stand on its own and not be part of a larger work.
- Each participant is allowed one submission.
Competition timelines:
Launch of competition: World Poetry Day – 21st March, 2022.
Submission of poems & videos: 25th April,2022.
Judging period: 30th April – 15th May, 2022.
Presentation of Prizes – week of the 4th June, 2022
Prizes:
1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be awarded in each category.
Prizes will include kindles and vouchers from major stationary and book stores.
Anthology of Poems: We propose the publication of an anthology based on selected poems, and a Poetry webinar where teachers will be invited to perform their winning selections.
Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/ZoKun5FEVuHZA3kt5
Poetry Submission Link: