Please note that this is an overdue event

The Poetry Recital Competition

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My Intelligent Tutor and Train The Teacher are thrilled to announce the 2022 annual poetry recital competition.

Finals Judges

From the UK for English: Mr Gillow
From HK for Cantonese: Dr Kwan
From China for Mandarin: Dr Lu

Memorise and recite 30 secs to 1 minute of a famous poem in English, Cantonese or Mandarin

Practice and record your video

Pay your entry fee of HK$210 and receive upload instructions

Receive your entry certificate by email

What you can win

First Prize in English HKD 5000
First Prize in Cantonese HKD 5000
First Prize in Mandarin HKD 5000

All candidates who submit a video will receive a personal entry certificate. Winners will be announced and contacted August 20th.

How is it judged?

The top ten recitals in English, Cantonese and Mandarin will be judged by renowned academics and writers in the field of language
All poems will be

between 30 seconds and 1 minute
by a famous poet
recited from memory alone
not a simple rhyme poem

The criteria for judging all poems and the final ten are:

To what extent does the candidate demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the poem? 10 points
To what extent does the candidate clearly engage the listener with the language in the poem? 20 points
To what extent is the candidate's voice and articulation dramatically effective? 30 points
To what extent is the candidate's body language dramatically appropriate? 10 points
To what extent is the candidate’s pronunciation of international standard? 10 points
To what extent does the candidate demonstrate memory of the poem? 20 points