Rodney Libraries ‘Montana Poetry Day Poetry Aloud’ competition winners have been announced for 2009. This year Lily James of Whangaparaoa was the overall winner with runners up Kristian McCracken (Wellsford) and Letitia Clunie (Helensville).
This competition was a Rodney Libraries initiative as part of Montana Poetry Day. Montana poetry day has been going a while but this is only the second year that Rodney Libraries have run such a competition. The idea behind the competition is that poetry shouldn't stay on the page - it needs to be shared and read aloud. Podcasting poetry gives children and teens the opportunity to share their creativity with others around Rodney District and New Zealand.
“Rodney Libraries were very pleased to see the number of entrants increase this year” says Rachel Fisher, Montana Poetry Day Poetry Aloud co-ordinator. “It was a pleasure to see children bringing their poetry to life in this way.”
Daniel Howe (Who was the judge and himself a published poet) was pleased with the quality of the poems. He said that winner Lily James was “a wonderful young poet,” who would go far.
Tomarata School has been very involved with Montana Poetry Day Poetry Aloud since its inception. In the two years that the competition has been running, Tomarata School has had a finalist in the top three.
This year Montana Poetry Day Poetry Aloud received corporate sponsorship from web design and computer store Liquidsilver. They provided hosting and services free of charge. Rodney Libraries would like to thank them for their contribution.
To listen to this years entries, please go to: http://www.mpdpoetryaloud.blogspot.com/
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