“Dor de Eminescu”/”Missing Our National Poet” - General Rules and Guidelines for Participation in the 3rd Edition of the Poetry Writing Competition (2024)

General Rules and Guidelines for Participation in the 3rd Edition of the Poetry Writing Competition (2024)

(one of the main activities of the County Project “Dor de Eminescu”/”Missing Our National Poet”)

Student Eligibility 

All students between the ages of thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) who are enrolled in a school located in Buzău County are eligible to participate in the third edition of the Poetry Writing Competition organized by Liceul Teoretic “Radu Vlădescu”, on April 5, 2024, either on site or online, depending on the general context.

Poetry Themes to be considered

All poems to be written must be inspired by Mihai Eminescu’s poetry themes: love, nature, time, beauty, immortality etc.

The Competition Coordination and Evaluation

The coordinators, all teachers of English, will evaluate the original creations of the participants anonymously, based on the judging criteria below, shared with all the coordinating teachers at least two weeks before the competition. 

Teachers must register the participants for the competition, each participation being accompanied by the submission of the student registration form which will be secured by the coordinating teachers (ltrvp@yahoo.com) .

Judging Criteria for the poetry writing competition (10 points)

• Relevance to the theme (3 points)

• Creativity/Style and Originality (3 points)                                                             

• Coherence of form and structure (harmony of words, presentation) (2 points)

• Clarity of imagery and language (1 point)

• Accuracy-correct grammar and vocabulary (1 point)                                                    

FINAL POETRY WRITING COMPETITION 

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Each contestant creates one (1) poem inspired by the poetry of our national poet and dedicated to Mihai Eminescu.

2. Each poem must be the entrant’s original work, created on the day of the poetry writing competition, April 5, 2024.

3. Poems must not have been published, self-published, shared on a website or made public on social media, broadcast or featured among the winners in another competition.

4. All poems must have a title and must not exceed 30 lines in length (excluding title).

5. All entries will be judged anonymously so the poet’s name must not appear on the poem itself.

6. The judges’ decisions and marks will be final.

7. Signed and stamped certificates will be granted to the coordinators/evaluators.

8. Diplomas (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes) and books will be granted to the students whose poetic creations have obtained the following scores:

- the 1st prize will be awarded for 9.50 – 10.00 points;

- the 2nd prize will be awarded for 9.00 – 9.49 points;

- the 3rd prize will be awarded for 8.50 – 8.99 points.

9. The rest of the participants will receive diplomas of participation signed and stamped by the coordinating school, Liceul Teoretic “Radu Vlădescu” Pătârlagele.

10. The winners of the poetry writing competition will be promoted on https://englishteachingonthebuzauvalley.blogspot.com/ , the English teachers’ blog, before April 8, 2024.