Poetry competition aims to bring words of comfort to the people of South Africa
To bring this poetry project to life, Avbob has launched a website completely devoted to South African poetry.
LOSS makes people vulnerable, whether it is the loss of income or the loss of a dream at the death of a loved one and, consequently, we are at a loss for words to say goodbye. And if we do not have the words to send off our loved ones, the ritual of parting is muted.
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Avbob’s invitation to poets to write poems in all our official languages is thus, of itself, a strategic decision, aimed at building a bridge between those who have the words (established and aspiring poets) and those who so desperately need to hear those words (the bereaved).
The sponsorship is thus aimed at providing a platform for poets, both unknown and lauded, to offer words of comfort through their craft.
To bring this poetry project to life, Avbob has launched a website completely devoted to South African poetry. The main features of the website are twofold.
First, to publish as many quality new poems as possible, in all 11 of the official South African languages.
These poems will be freely available to all lovers of this enchanting and everlasting literary form and to all those searching for a verse to give expression to the complex and unique emotions they are experiencing.
Secondly, the website is the platform from which a nationwide poetry competition open to all South Africans, in all 11 official languages will be launched, to celebrate the richness and diversity of all the voices of our land.
Every poem which is approved by the relevant editor will feature alongside other poems on the Avbob poetry website, where it will become part of a library of content to provide words of beauty and comfort to the people of South Africa.
An incentive of R300 will be paid for each poem selected.
In addition, all entrants of approved poems will be in line for the Avbob Poetry Prize, in the specific language categories (there will be a winner in each language). The respective prizes will bring cash rewards.
Everyone who enters the poetry project will stand an equal chance for their work to feature in a 100-poem print anthology, entitled ‘I wish I’d said’. The anthology will be published in August 2018. The title of the anthology will also be the theme for the poetry competition.
Go to www.avbobpoetry.co.za for more information.
(Information from Avbob)
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