![The 2015 National Finals were held at the Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montreal, Quebec.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/1a.jpg)
The 2015 National Finals were held at the Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montreal, Quebec.
![Teachers and students arrived Sunday night and met at the theatre for a pizza party.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/2.jpg)
Teachers and students arrived Sunday night and met at the theatre for a pizza party.
![All the students had a chance to test the microphone and become comfortable in the theatre.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/2b.jpg)
All the students had a chance to test the microphone and become comfortable in the theatre.
![The next morning began with teacher workshops . . .](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/3.jpg)
The next morning began with teacher workshops . . .
![. . . and student workshops. (l to r: Breagh Wadden, Pamela Lazzara, and Kaylan Wang)](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/4.jpg)
. . . and student workshops. (l to r: Breagh Wadden, Pamela Lazzara, and Kaylan Wang)
![Meanwhile the judges arrived for the French Stream Qualifiers. (l to r: Rita Mestokosho, Pierre Nepveu, and Jeanne Painchaud)](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/8.jpg)
Meanwhile the judges arrived for the French Stream Qualifiers. (l to r: Rita Mestokosho, Pierre Nepveu, and Jeanne Painchaud)
![Sepideh Anvar, la directrice des Voix, introduces the nine French Stream competitors, selected from across Canada.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/8a.jpg)
Sepideh Anvar, la directrice des Voix, introduces the nine French Stream competitors, selected from across Canada.
![Andrea Rodriguez-Marin Freudmann
recites “Ladyshave gri-gri” by Jean-Sébastien Larouche.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/9.jpg)
Andrea Rodriguez-Marin Freudmann recites “Ladyshave gri-gri” by Jean-Sébastien Larouche.
![Grégoire Bibaut recites “Fins” by Gérald Godin.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/12.jpg)
Grégoire Bibaut recites “Fins” by Gérald Godin.
![Léanne Teran-Paul recites “patience” by Jacques Brault.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/12a.jpg)
Léanne Teran-Paul recites “patience” by Jacques Brault.
![Luna Dansereau recites “J’ai pris un coup de lune” by Anthony Phelps.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/13.jpg)
Luna Dansereau recites “J’ai pris un coup de lune” by Anthony Phelps.
![(l to r) Lou-Anne Bouchard, Luna Dansereau, and Camilia Gélinas qualify to compete in the French Stream at the Awards Show.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/16a.jpg)
(l to r) Lou-Anne Bouchard, Luna Dansereau, and Camilia Gélinas qualify to compete in the French Stream at the Awards Show.
![The English judges join the French judges for the Bilingual Stream Qualifiers. (l to r: Stephanie Bolster, Jeramy Dodds , Sina Queyras, Rita Mestokosho, Pierre Nepveu, Jeanne Painchaud)](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/17.jpg)
The English judges join the French judges for the Bilingual Stream Qualifiers. (l to r: Stephanie Bolster, Jeramy Dodds , Sina Queyras, Rita Mestokosho, Pierre Nepveu, Jeanne Painchaud)
![Johanne Blais hosts the Bilingual Stream Qualifiers.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/17a.jpg)
Johanne Blais hosts the Bilingual Stream Qualifiers.
![Mattis Savard-Verhoeven recites “Le temps tombe” by Paul-Marie Lapointe.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/17b.jpg)
Mattis Savard-Verhoeven recites “Le temps tombe” by Paul-Marie Lapointe.
![Jacqueline Sirois recites “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky” by Lewis Carroll.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/18.jpg)
Jacqueline Sirois recites “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky” by Lewis Carroll.
![Jeremy Mallette recites “L’automne” by Alphonse de Lamartine.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/18a.jpg)
Jeremy Mallette recites “L’automne” by Alphonse de Lamartine.
![Elizabeth Vaz recites “Insomnia” by Kate Hall.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/20.jpg)
Elizabeth Vaz recites “Insomnia” by Kate Hall.
![The three Bilingual Stream qualifiers for the Awards Show are announced. (l to r: Marie Foolchand, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, and Juliette Rolland Apergis)](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/22.jpg)
The three Bilingual Stream qualifiers for the Awards Show are announced. (l to r: Marie Foolchand, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, and Juliette Rolland Apergis)
![Sepideh Anvar introduces the 18 competitors in the English Stream Qualifiers.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/22a.jpg)
Sepideh Anvar introduces the 18 competitors in the English Stream Qualifiers.
![Peirce Dickson recites “Interesting People of Newfoundland” by John Ashbery.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/23.jpg)
Peirce Dickson recites “Interesting People of Newfoundland” by John Ashbery.
![Tiffany Toussaint recites “Mean Drunk Poem” by Sharon Thesen.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/24.jpg)
Tiffany Toussaint recites “Mean Drunk Poem” by Sharon Thesen.
![Roslin Olsthoorn Grant recites “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe.](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/26a.jpg)
Roslin Olsthoorn Grant recites “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe.
![Olivia Perry, Kiera Sandrock, and Ayo Akinfenwa advance from the final six to compete in the English Stream at the Awards Show. (l to r: Olivia Perry, Nicole Verstichelen, Kiera Sandrock, Peirce Dickson, Kailen Regehr, Ayo Akinfenwa)](https://poetryinvoice.ca/downloads/2015-national-finals/28.jpg)
Olivia Perry, Kiera Sandrock, and Ayo Akinfenwa advance from the final six to compete in the English Stream at the Awards Show. (l to r: Olivia Perry, Nicole Verstichelen, Kiera Sandrock, Peirce Dickson, Kailen Regehr, Ayo Akinfenwa)