The Abu Dhabi Cultural and Heritage Festivals and Programs Management Committee continues to receive requests for registration of poets wishing to participate in the “Million’s Poet” program in its 11th season, through the program’s website until the 26th of this month.
Those wishing to run for the new season can view full information about the steps and process of online nomination through the program’s official website, while the arbitration committee, for its part, sorts applications for candidacy and evaluates poems after the end of the registration period to select a list of poets for the interview stage.
The committee pointed out that the new season of “The Million’s Poet” is characterized by hosting poets nominated for the interview stage in Abu Dhabi next October to select 100 poets from among those qualified for the exam stage, and then subject them to written tests and interviews by members of the jury to select the final list according to technical and monetary criteria for those qualified for the episodes. Live broadcast from the Al Raha Beach Theater in Abu Dhabi to compete for Al-Bairaq Al-Poetry, and to win the title and award for the largest program of Nabati poetry.
Among the conditions for participation: the age of the poet or poet should not be less than 18 years and not more than 45 years, and to send a metered and rhymed Nabataean poem of no more than 20 lines, and not less than 10 verses, and that the poem be printed, and handwritten poems are not accepted.
The program gives valuable prizes and rewards to the five winning poets in the first ranks, amounting to 15 million dirhams, so that the first-place winner will receive the title of Million’s Poet in addition to the poem’s poetry and five million dirhams, while the second-place winner will receive four million dirhams, the third will receive three million dirhams, and the fourth will receive two million. dirhams, the fifth over one million dirhams and the sixth over 600 thousand dirhams.
It is noteworthy that the “Million’s Poet” program continues to enhance the presence of Nabati poetry and support its poets, and to highlight the role and vision of the capital, Abu Dhabi, in embracing poetry and poets, promoting cultural achievement, and enhancing cultural interaction and communication.
• The new season is characterized by hosting poets nominated for interviews in Abu Dhabi during October to select 100 poets from among the qualified ones.
• 15 million dirhams, prizes for the poets who won the first places.