ThePoetryCourt Celebrates National Poetry Month with it "African Poets Encyclopedia"

THE POETRY COURT

We are glad to announce to you that from May 2015 ThePoetryCourt will be having POETS OF THE MONTH.

These are the details of how we will be arriving at our "poets of every month"

1: We have four weeks in a month, so we will start with a shortlist of ten (10) poets for every month.

2: ThePoetryCourt will search online for quality poems within two weeks of every month then we will announce our shortlisted poets at the end of the second week of every month. The shortlisted poems will also be announced, every second week of the month, for all to read.

3: Poets and lovers of the art will then cast votes, by sending the names of three poets, in the order at which they want the poets to come on as our POETS OF THE MONTH.

To Vote For Your Nominated Poets, Send:

Names of the poets, titles of their poems, and a brief reason of why you want them to be our Poets Of The Month.

3: Votes will run, all through the end of the second week through to the third week of the month.

We will be announcing our poets of the month to the world, by publishing their poems and short bio on our blog.
www.thepoetrycourt.blogspot.com


The time is here again, let's rock poetry together forever.


'May the best poets be shortlisted and may the best poets be our POETS OF THE MONTH'



We are also compiling a list of African poets (Spoken Word Poets, Written Poets, and Promoters of Poetry) to celebrate National Poetry Month, this April 2015. Tagged THE POETRY COURT AFRICAN POETS ENCYCLOPEDIA 2015.
In there you will find POETS that ROCK.

Our AFRICAN POETS ENCYCLOPEDIA 2015 will be published on our blog before the end of April 2015.

POETS ROCK
You can also now send in your short stories, and essays to our gmail account.
Don't forget to send your picture and a short bio, max 100 words.



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FINALISTS FOR SLAM SESSION, #BB10 POETRY AND SUNDRY TALENT EVENT, HOLDING 25TH APRIL AT UI ZOO IBADAN BY 12PM

Hi, It has been an interesting last five weeks as EGC in partnership with Order called and started collation of written entries for #BB10 mini Slam. These written Poems, on the theme “Poetic Blessings”, were expected to be performed by our 10 Finalists in the first session of the event. And the poems were judged without bias by judges who did not even know the names and profiles of the writers of the poems they were given. The criteria used in judging the written stage were Depth, Imagery, Wordplay, Theme, Form & Flow. During the Performance stage, criterion to be used will be Content, Voice Articulation, Stage presence, Dramatic performance, & Flow.

We however do not want to undermine the element of luck in Slams or any other kind of competition like this; so we will say Kudos to the 38 entrants for the slam.

The following are the 10 Finalists:

ENTRY 004... OSIGWE BENJAMIN

Osigwe Benjamin is a pen and performance poet. He has graced many poetry platforms in Nigeria, including the 16th LAGOS BOOK AND ART FESTIVAL "LABAF" 2014. He is the current coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign “ERC” Ajegunle branch. Lagos, Nigeria. Benjamin, one of the promoters of "The Poetry Court," an online poetry Platform. He scored average of 44 points in the written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

ENTRY 005... OLALEKAN ABE

ABE Olalekan aka Poetic LekANTIC is a student University of Ibadan, the department of Botany. Origin of Osun State. He is a writer, a poet, a story-teller and a song composer. He made 3rd highest average score (48.4) at Written stage of #BB10 mini slam.

ENTRY 006... IFEANYI BERNAD PRESTIGE

Prestige Ifeanyi Bernard founded “The truth", an organization that promotes poetry in schools and inculcates values and civic consciousness in young minds. He has graced poetry platforms like ' chill and relax', Metro FM Open Mic, Bobogiri Open Mic and performs at seminars, conferences, radio stations and churches. He loves poetry and spoken word art with passion. He scored 49.8 average score; the highest in written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

ENTRY 007.... OLUWATOSIN FAITH KOLAWOLE

Oluwatosin Faith Kolawole is presently studying Medicine at the American International University West Africa, The Gambia. She has passion for writing and as a result of her love for creative writing, she has participated in several online and offline poetry competitions. Her average score in written stage of #BB10 mini Slam was 46.4

ENTRY 011.... AYANWU CHINEDU

Ayanwu Chinedu scored average of 46 points in written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

ENTRY 014... MESIOYE JOHNSON AFFABLE

Mesioye Johnson, Affable as popularly called by his friends is an upcoming poet whose works have featured in WRR as one of the most published poets. His work in February 2015 was among the 10 finalists of the "TONY FERNANDEZ INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST”. He had an average score of 49.4 in the written stage; he was the 2nd highest.

ENTRY 015... SIJUADE SANUSI

Sijuade Sanusi is a year 4 student of Medicine and surgery at Ladoke Akintola University of technology, Oyo State. He loves poetry and started writing poems back in his secondary school days. He also loves music and standup comedy, both of which he does alongside writing. He scored 45 points in the written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

ENTRY 016... OKEME JAMES JEROME

James Jerome Okeme is currently studying Geology in Delta State University, Abraka. He developed interest and started writing Poetry in the year 2011. He also writes articles and prose. He loves writing, computing, exploring and travelling.  He scored average of 44 points in written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

ENTRY 020... ANNIE JUSTIN UDOFIA

Anny Justin Udofia, also has a flair for flash fiction and short stories. He has been published online on www.kalaharireview.com ; www.poemhunters.com etc. He writes under the name Poet Razon-Anny Justin too. He scored average of 45.4 points in the written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

ENTRY 033… AJIJOLA BELOVED

Ajijola Habeeb Bodunrin holds Bsc.(Ed), Msc., in Economics. He developed a passion for writing unlike most other writers relatively late, but the passion had since increased in fold ever since. Habeeb writes majorly poetry but has a knack for prose and non-fiction. He runs an online literary platform; Penfreaks.com where most of his works as well as that of other writers are published.  He scored 44.25 points in the written stage of #BB10 mini Slam.

There are however five other contestants who have been placed on the reserved, complementary list, in case any of the Poets mentioned above fail to make themselves available for #BB10 mini Slam or did not arrive on time. They are:

INIOLUWA VICTOR ADETIMILEHIN (42.2 points, entry 23),

OPETU EBIBOTE (42.2 points, entry 34)

OGUNSANYA ENITAN OLALEKAN (41.4 points, entry 8)

OGEDENGBE TOLU IMPACT (41.4 points, entry 25)

BLISS AKINYEMI (42 points, entry 27)

It should also be noted that in the event of tie during Slam session, the poets will be asked to perform another poem for the prize.

Be Blessed 10 (aka #BB10) holds in UI Zoo on 25th April by 12:00pm.

We hope to see you there.
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A call for submissions of eulogies in honor of Sir Eriata Oribhabor's 52nd birthday

It doesn't have to be poetry, but let it be conforming to the theme.

About a week ago, we made a call for submissions of eulogies in honor of Sir Eriata Oribhabor's 52nd birthday, a man whose contribution to the development of literature in Nigeria cannot be overlooked.

Poetry is a genre among other genres of literature. And eulogies do not necessarily have to be in poetic form for it to be validated. Moreover, the man whom we are honoring has been a promoter and 'practitioner' of literature in generaral.

'AJ House of Poetry', organizers of the notable monthly poetry event- 'Freedom Spoke Words' has collaborated with us to ensure we worthily celebrate this literary icon.

We look forward to receiving your eulogies and testimonials revolving around the life of Sir Eriata Oribhabor in whatever forms of arts you deem fit, or specialize in. 'Paintings' not even ruled out.

Send here : oribhaborat52@gmail.com

Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom
Announcer

Enter your Secondary School Students Performance Poetry Competition – War Of Words Mini Series

THE POETRY COURT

We are planning a Performance Poetry Competition for Secondary School Students from April to June 2015. The event will be tagged – War Of Words Mini Series.

Limited slots are available.

If interested, please get in contact with us via any of the following means.

Email address: holla@wordup411ng.com, wordup4one1@gmail.com, olulu4ever@gmail.com

Telephone: Olumide 08025070892, Ayo 07068400846, Daniel 08053001608, Fabian 08030635360, Quazeem 08080918265

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ABOUT US
i2X Media Company Limited is a major organizer of Spoken Word Poetry Events in Nigeria. We are passionate about Spoken Word Poetry as a genre of entertainment, a tool to increase the level of literacy, a means of livelihood and a medium of communication among people across the globe.

In the last 2 years, we have successfully organized over 30 Spoken Word Poetry events in Nigeria on a monthly, quarterly and bi-annual basis. Our poetry events include WORD UP, War Of Words, Chill and Relax (Open Mic), Word Up Mini Series (Open Mic) and Word Up Talk/ Seminar Series. We have engaged over 10,000 people through our interactive social media platforms and provided a stage for over 100 poets to showcase their talent to the world.

The reception to our Spoken Word events has greatly improved, as attendance has grown from 100 people to close to 300 people at our events. And with our real time twitter updates, online video streaming and post event activities (videos, pictures and event reports) we have over 1,000 people listening, watching and enjoying our events.

Our vision is to create a vibrant Spoken Word Poetry Industry intriguing to the audience and poets alike; thus allowing creative individuals to earn a living from their poetic talents and skills.

National Poetry Month

THE POETRY COURT

(POETRY MONTH)

National Poetry Month will be observed this April 2015.

Starting from Wednesday, the 1st of April 2015 to Thursday, the 30th of April 2015.

We wish all poets, in their different countries a Happy and Fun Full National Poetry Month.

We will also be using this opportunity to show to the WORLD different poets that have strived hard to see that poetry gets to it Apex.

Stay connected its National Poetry Month (NPM)

‪#‎NationalPoetryMonth‬
‪#‎TheWorldAndPoetry‬
‪#‎SpeakPoetry‬
‪#‎WeLovePoetry‬!
‪#‎poetryIsFun‬
‪#‎WorldPoetryRocks‬
‪#‎PoetsRocks‬
‪#‎OurPoemsSpeak‬

If you are a POET or LOVER of POETRY then this is your month


‪#‎I‬...Am...A...Poet
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BB10

THE POETRY COURT

Its BB10 'Be Blessed 10' like 'Volume 10' so you see, you don dey miss since be that.

Have you sent in your entry for ‪#‎BB10‬ mini Slam yet?

It's easy to participate & win a free Tablet.
Send 20 lines poem on d theme "Poetic Blessings" to egcmails@gmail.com
Subject of mail must be #BB10 mini Slam
Include your short bio/profile in the mail
Top 10 Poets will be selected to perform same/exact poem they entered in first session at #BB10
Winner of Slam takes home android Tablet
Deadline for submission of entry is 7th April 2015.
Meanwhile, #BB10 (Poetry & sundry talent event) is scheduled to hold on 25th April 2015 @ UI Zoo Ibadan by 12:00pm. Get ready to let meaningful words tickle your ears.
Watch out for more details on www.egcreativity.blogspot.com

Osigwe Benjamin becomes EGC poet of the week

THE POETRY COURT

One of "ThePoetryCourt's" promoter becomes E.G.C's poet of the week.

'Thanks to E.G.C.
Sir Enigmatic, you are 4in 1, you alone in 4being, hmmmm, that one mean say the bard na guru o LOL'
Osigwe Benjamin

He is a young Poetry promoter whose onion also pinches the eyes, both in written and performed poems. Meet EGC Poet of d Week 230315, Osigwe Benjamin!
Read his poem here: http://egcreativity.blogspot.in/…/this-poem-poem-by-benjami…