The National Finals took place in downtown Vancouver.
Liisa House, Educational Consultant at Poetry in Voice, hosted the Bilingual stream session.
Marianne Verville, Bilingual stream, Cégep du Vieux Montréal
The Bilingual stream judges
Laura Moberg, Bilingual stream, Gladstone Secondary School
Vicky Yi Qing Liu, Bilingual stream, Fraser Heights Secondary School
Valérie Taillefer, Bilingual stream, Villa Sainte-Marcelline
Abbey Zirnhelt, Bilingual stream, Mary, Mother of God School
Marissa Tailleur, Bilingual stream, Alberta Distance Learning Centre
Madina Sutton, Bilingual stream, Citadel High School
The Bilingual stream judges, from left to right: Fred Wah, Rita Wong, Jennifer Pearson Terell, Laurent Fadanni, Lise Gaboury-Diallo, Pierre Nepveu, Pierre Grenier, Jill Evers.
The Bilingual stream competitors on stage
The English stream students with Damian Rogers, Creative Director of Poetry in Voice.
Nicole Hemphill, English stream, Dr. Charles Best Secondary School
Peirce Dickson, English stream, St. John’s-Ravenscourt School
Leo Chang, English stream, St. George’s School
English stream students Olivia Perry, from St. James All-Grade School, and Simran Cheema from Crofton House School
Tiffany Toussaint, English stream, Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
Yomna Mohamed, English stream, Edmonton Islamic Academy
The English stream judges, from left to right: Gillian Jerome, Fred Wah, Rita Wong.
Luke Steeves, English stream, Bernice MacNaughton High School
Breanna Ching, English stream, Montague Regional High School
English stream students Sai Kolla, from The Woodlands School, and Roan Shankaruk from Vancouver Technical Secondary School
The audience and the judges at the English stream qualifiers.
Sepideh Anvar, director of Poetry in Voice
Florence Blais-Boilard, French stream, École secondaire Beaurivage
Chantelle Schwartz, French stream, Crofton House School
Mathilde Murphy, French stream, Villa Sainte-Marcelline
Colin Fehr adjusts Nicolas Desnoyers’ microphone.
Ophélie Proulx-Giraldeau, French stream, École internationale de Montréal
Khalil Mair, French stream, Toronto French School
Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, French stream, Cégep du Vieux Montréal
The French stream competitors on stage