{"id":2449,"date":"2017-12-15T07:10:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T07:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2017-12-15T07:11:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T07:11:26","slug":"ken-egbas-prize-for-festival-poetry-calabar-2017-the-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/ken-egbas-prize-for-festival-poetry-calabar-2017-the-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"KEN EGBAS PRIZE FOR FESTIVAL POETRY (CALABAR 2017) \u2013 THE SHORTLIST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>KEN EGBAS PRIZE FOR FESTIVAL POETRY (CALABAR 2017) \u2013 THE SHORTLIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/ken-egbas-the-shortlist\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?fit=1334%2C946&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1334,946\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KEN EGBAS &#8211; The Shortlist\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?fit=790%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2447 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist-1024x726.jpg?resize=640%2C454\" alt=\"KEN EGBAS - The Shortlist\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-The-Shortlist.jpg?w=1334&amp;ssl=1 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Poets in Nigeria (PIN) and Festival Poetry Foundation (FPF) are pleased to announce the shortlist for the maiden edition of Ken Egbas Prize for Festival Poetry (Calabar 2017). Centered on cultural heritage, black pride and environmental consciousness, the contest received 105 poems which were reviewed in line with the aforementioned themes.<\/p>\n<p>Please, find below the shortlisted poems and their authors in no particular order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>THIS IS A SONG FOR YOU AND I \u2013 Nureni Ibrahim<\/li>\n<li>HOW TO SPELL BLACK \u2013 Ekomobong Ekpenyong<\/li>\n<li>I WANT YESTERDAY \u2013 Winlade Israel<\/li>\n<li>A VERSE FOR MY COUNTRY \u2013 Joshua O. Aire<\/li>\n<li>A LETTER TO DAWN \u2013 Ogwiji Ehi-kowochio Blessing<\/li>\n<li>BLACK IDENTITY \u2013 Ridwan Adelaja<\/li>\n<li>THE TOWN CRIER&#8217;S MESSAGE \u2013 Olawale Ibiyemi<\/li>\n<li>COME-AND-LIVE-AND-BE-AT-REST (C-A-L-A-B-A-R) \u2013 Jonathan Otamere Endurance<\/li>\n<li>A STRANGER AMONGST MY PEOPLE \u2013 Ikeobi Samuel Chukwubuokem<\/li>\n<li>FEARLESS AM I \u2013 Olubela Murewa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The initiative, an offshoot of the annually organized Festival Poetry Calabar, was launched in 2016 via an address by Dr Ken Egbas wherein he pledged the sum of \u20a6500,000 for the sponsorship of the prize for a five-year period. Authors of winning entries will be announced on Saturday 16<sup>th<\/sup> December and thereafter awarded a total cash prize of \u20a670,000 at the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> edition of Festival Poetry Calabar holding from 21<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 23<sup>rd<\/sup> December, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\nKolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For: PIN &amp; FPF\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEN EGBAS PRIZE FOR FESTIVAL POETRY (CALABAR 2017) \u2013 THE SHORTLIST Poets in Nigeria (PIN) and Festival Poetry Foundation (FPF) are pleased to announce the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[499,497,500,501,291,518,228],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2820,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/ken-egbas-poetry-prize-2018-the-shortlist\/","url_meta":{"origin":2449,"position":0},"title":"KEN EGBAS POETRY PRIZE 2018: THE SHORTLIST","date":"December 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"KEN EGBAS POETRY PRIZE 2018: THE SHORTLIST Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2nd edition of Ken Egbas Poetry Prize. 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