A State level poetry writing and recitation competition was organised on January 15, 2023 at Bharat Bhavan by Bhopal Literature and art Festival (BLF) and Manjul Publication.
Beauty is the realm of poetry; the students of St Josephs Girls Convent, Idgah Hills enthusiastically participated in the competition as they got to exhibit their talent and confidence and made their Alma mater proud by winning maximum no of prizes in the event. It was a matter of great pride for the Principal Sister Lily who is a great mentor and a guide for her students.
The organisers gave three topics i.e. Hope, Time Travel and Mother in which they received 300 entries. There were two categories school students from 9 to 12 and college students. The best 38 poems were chosen by the respective jury members both in Hindi and English.
The Chosen 38 young poets were invited and were judged on the parameters like confidence, voice modulation and overall presentation The program was very well anchored by RJ Ved from MY FM.
The 7 young poets from St. Joseph's convent in their red blazers enthralled the audience with their articulation and presentation skills. This was the highest no of students chosen from any school or college. The organisers as well as the jury members enjoyed the perfection of expression, thoughts, emotions, rhythm and music of words well expressed by the girls. T
he coordinator and trainer from St Josephs Eakta Sareen thanked the BLF director Mr. Raghav Chandra as well as Rajeev Mishra from Manjul Publishing for initiating such literary events and added "Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things," quoted by Mathew Arnold.
The students were given cash prizes as well as certificates and novels as mementos.