CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: A NIGHT OF POETRY PERFORMANCE AT NZEH MADA FESTIVAL 2017

NIGHT OF POETRY - NZEH MADA FESTIVAL 2017

Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) National in partnership with Poets in Nigeria (PIN) and Nzeh Mada Festival Secretariat presents a Night of Poetry Performance at Nzeh Mada Festival 2017 slated for April 2017 in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. This initiative is targeted at extolling and enlivening Mada culture and other indigenous cultures through PIN’s Tongues of Poetry thereby creating room for appreciation and sustenance of our heritage.

To achieve the foregoing, ANA and PIN call for participation from poets residing in Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue, Niger, Kaduna and the FCT. Proficiency in native languages is an advantage. Applications posted in the body of the mail and forwarded to [email protected] should be in this format:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Location:

Biography:
Poem (either in English or native tongues promoting culture & heritage):
Voice Recording –  poetry recitation or performance (optional):

Contact Details (Email address and phone number):
Application Deadline: 30th March, 2017

Additionally, to nudge other budding poets on, there will be special appearances and a panel discussion amongst guest performance poets who have excelled in the act of rendering their poems both in English and native tongues whilst promoting indigenous cultures and customs.

Note: Selected poets would be invited to read/perform the poems during the festival.

For enquiries, contact Benjamin (Bentex III): 08068451307, Kolade Freedom: 07034847164.

 

7 Replies to “CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: A NIGHT OF POETRY PERFORMANCE AT NZEH MADA FESTIVAL 2017”

    1. Not only poets from Nasarawa. Applications are entertained from poets residing in Plateau, Benue and the FCT.

  1. please can the whole of my presentation be in my dialect?….and is there any award or prize to this?

    1. Yes, you can present your poems in your dialect. There is neither an award nor a prize for this.

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