Edna Judd

Edna Judd Poetry Recital Competition

Students in Lower 4 and Upper 4 competed in the annual Edna Judd Poetry Recital Competition.

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he Edna Judd Poetry Competition was a great opportunity for me to explore different themes of poetry, find out about various authors and learn how to perform poems. For the first stage of the competition, we had to recite our chosen poem to our class and our teacher, who then decided which students would make it to the next round – the semi-finals. We then sent in a video of ourselves reciting the poem, a few from each House, of which around ten people overall were asked to participate in the finals. We all had the privilege of reciting our poem in front of the whole of our year group, and although I was quite nervous about the daunting nature of showing everyone my performance, I tried my best, and as a result, I was awarded first place, representing Millar. I was extremely proud of my achievement, and everybody who entered worked incredibly hard, especially the finalists who were very successful.

Throughout the course of the competition, I learnt about iambic pentameter, how to speak clearly, control my nerves and perform in front of a large audience. I enjoyed every second of it and I was extremely impressed with myself and my friends for memorising these complex poems and showing them to everyone.

Evita Foster U4 Aleph