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18 May 2010 - Kids Express 2010 Judges' Choice short listed entries announced
Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland - 18 May 2010 - Express Events is pleased to announce the short listed entries of the Judges' Choice Award for the 2010 Kids Express International Poetry Competition for school aged children 8-12 and 13-17. The Judges' Choice Award is chosen by a panel of judges composed of 2010 Poets Express guest performers and on-line supporters who read and rate the entries anonymously. This year the competition was stiff, with poems sent in from Ireland, UK, US, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia, Serbia, UAE, South Africa, Morocco, Romania, Canada, and Sri Lanka.
We received so many excellent entries this year that we've created two additional award categories. The Judges' Choice Award winners will receive an engraved trophy and award certificate. Ky's Choice winners, chosen by Kids Express host Kylyra, will receive a free copy of her poetry poetry CD 'KyPoetry-Purple' and an award certificate. Merit Award winners will receive an award certificate.
A hearty congratulations to the young poets listed below! Your poems caught the eye and imagination of our judges amongst many outstanding entries. All short listed poems will be published on our website, http://www.darkworld.com/ExpressEvents/index.html.
The short listed entries for the Judges' Choice Award in the 8-12 year old category are:
'Hansel & Gretel - The Loo!' by Joshua Campbell, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
'Not Knowing what to write about' by Imogen Duncalf, Preston, Lancashire, UK
'One Word' by Elle Loughran, Clogerhead, Co. Louth, Ireland
'Paradise' by Katherine Pye, Whixley, York, UK
'Toddler' by Kate Dixon Humphreys, London, UK
The short listed entries for the Judges' Choice Award in the 13-17 year old category are:
'Daddy' by Michell O'Neill, Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick, Ireland
'Rendevous with the Stars' by Denise Somers, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
'The Journey to Ghana Mountain' by Sanuel Ansah Asare, Kaneshie-Accra, Ghana
'The Piano' by Isabelle Brinan, New Romney, Kent, UK
'Volcano' by Charlotte Pierce-Saunderson, Stradbroke, Suffolk, UK
A night of all ages entertainment is scheduled for 2 July 2010 in Bantry Boys' Club, Bantry, West Cork, Ireland. All short listed entrants will have the opportunity to perform their poem on stage in front of a live audience. If the author is not present, the poem will be performed for them by a local youth performer. The winners of the Judges' Choice Award, Ky's Award, and Merit Awards will be announced during the night. Wordmusic from Manchester, UK, will give a poetry set just for kids, and groups from Xpression Drama School in Bantry will perform 'Sweet and Sour' and 'Fake Friends'. Host Kylyra will perform two children's pieces; a special musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'Little Red Riding Hood' and a performance of W.B. Yeats' classic poem 'An Irish Airman Forsees His Death'. Kylyra's performance has been supported by a grant from the Arts & Disability Awards Ireland scheme, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, administered by the Arts & Disability Forum. A facepainter will be on hand, and games and refreshments will be available. The evening is scheduled for audio and video recording for internet release. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This is a free admission show.
