Poetry in Voice Competition Brings Verse Alive at Van Tech

For the fourth year in a row, the national poetry competition is engaging students from over 360 schools with finalists squaring off in Vancouver in May of this year.

During the Van Tech competition, students read their favourite poetry pieces in front of hundreds of classmates. They were graded on their stage presence, understanding of the poem, articulation, the difficulty of the piece they chose as well as given an overall score for their reading. The top ten students were then asked to give a second reading.