The Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities invites the public to attend the Fifth Annual Valentine Sengebau Poetry Competition to be held at the American Memorial Park Visitors Center Theater at 6:30pm on Thursday, Feb. 28.
This annual Council-sponsored event honors the late Valentine Sengebau, a long-time Palauan resident of the Commonwealth and well known poet. It is a part of the Council's efforts to foster local literary capabilities.
According to the Council's executive director, Paz C. Younis, the contest will feature 22 student poets representing twelve schools on Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Finalists were selected by their respective schools through internal competition.
Younis said that poems are in a variety of styles and address topics relating to culture, identity and change in the Northern Marianas.
Finalists will be scored by panels of judges in two criteria: poetry content and recital quality.
Content judges will consider the use of symbolism, imagery, and metaphor, while recital judges will score each poet's style and delivery. Poem content will count for 70 percent of the score and recital quality, 30 percent.
First place finishers in junior and senior division will have their names inscribed on perpetual trophies which will be kept by the wining schools until next year's competition.
The Council is a non-profit corporation dedicated to bringing quality humanities programming to the people of the Commonwealth. (PR)
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