The final round of the Poetry United competition was held on Monday, in association with Review, and the Polokwane Tourism Association, at Ocean Basket restaurant in the Mall of the North.
Johanna Mmola convincingly won the first Poetry United (adult category) on Monday evening with her stunning performance.
POLOKWANE – This poetry competition not only gives young and upcoming poets the opportunity to enter their work, but also to portray it in a drama-like performance in front of an audience.
Some of the finalists, especially from the primary and high school categories, did their level best not show their nervousness in front of the judges and the audience, not to mention the patrons dining out for the evening at Ocean Basket.
In the primary division, finalists and siblings, Mmathapelo and Lesedi Maja, were pitted against one another, however it was Lesedi who emerged the winner in this division.
The high school category belonged to the talented young Mmamoraka Mogano.
Mmamoraka Mogano held the audience and judges enthralled with her poetry performance and went on to win the high school category of the final round of Poetry United on Monday evening in Polokwane.
In second place was Molatelo Semetla.
The vibrant performance by Johanna Mmola, which secured her a first place in the semi-final round, once again paid dividends in this final round on Monday evening as she convincingly won this category.
Second place went to Angello Tshoga.
The winners and the organisers and judges of the final round of the Poetry United competition. In front are judges (and media-sponsors from Review) Cherryllee Hannam and Anne Molope. At the back are Besley Boshielo (organiser and master of ceremonies), Lesedi Maja (primary school winner), Thabo Letwaba (judge), Mmamoraka Mogano (high school winner), Johanna Mmola (adult division winner) and Gerhard Franken, (co-sponsor Polokwane Tourism Agency).The judges, organisers and sponsor representatives of the final round of the 2017 Poetry United contest that took place on Monday at Ocean Basket, Mall of the North: Besley Boshielo (organiser), Cheryllee Hannam (judge and Review sponsor representative), Thabo Letwaba (judge), Anne Molope (judge and Review sponsor representative) and Gerhard Franken (organiser and sponsor representative from Polokwane Tourism Association and Ocean Basket Mall of the North).
