I thought it would be no hassle at all, when Joey and Voltaire called several months back to ask if I could judge in this poetry contest. And indeed it wasn't, if all we're talking about is the culling of entries to choose the best.
And so when I got the thick envelope of thirty-six entries, each entry made up of five poems, I decided to make a shortlist from which to choose my top three entries. I ranked my ten shortlisted entries according to the number of noteworthy poems per entry. Surprisingly, three entries stood out for their five out of five outstanding pieces. The other seven shortlisted entries each had two out of five poems that were just as remarkable.
I chose my top three for the writers' mastery of the craft, and their experimentation with the siday form. Picking the winner wasn't a difficult task, too, as the contestant's pieces displayed a vision and a voice that went beyond technical abilities. (I think my top three winners were also the other judges' choice, in that same order too.)
This October 13, the Sinirangan Culture and Arts Development Center of the Leyte Normal University will award the winners of the first Pasidungog Eduardo Makabenta Sr. poetry competition. The top three are:
And so when I got the thick envelope of thirty-six entries, each entry made up of five poems, I decided to make a shortlist from which to choose my top three entries. I ranked my ten shortlisted entries according to the number of noteworthy poems per entry. Surprisingly, three entries stood out for their five out of five outstanding pieces. The other seven shortlisted entries each had two out of five poems that were just as remarkable.
I chose my top three for the writers' mastery of the craft, and their experimentation with the siday form. Picking the winner wasn't a difficult task, too, as the contestant's pieces displayed a vision and a voice that went beyond technical abilities. (I think my top three winners were also the other judges' choice, in that same order too.)
This October 13, the Sinirangan Culture and Arts Development Center of the Leyte Normal University will award the winners of the first Pasidungog Eduardo Makabenta Sr. poetry competition. The top three are:
- Imelda Agustin Ruiz (Punta Princesa, Cebu City) -- First Prize
- Jhonil C. Bajado (Maydolong, Eastern Samar) -- Second Prize
- Leonilo D. Lopida (Villahermosa, Dolores, Eastern Samar) -- Third Prize
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