UAE | Heritage and Culture
'Million's Poet' to start tonight
Tonight, the third edition of the 'Million's Poet' TV competition will be broadcast live from Al Raha Beach Theatre, Abu Dhabi.
- By Eman Mohammed, Abu Dhabi Deputy Editor
- Published: 23:39 December 10, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Tonight, the third edition of the 'Million's Poet' TV competition will be broadcast live from Al Raha Beach Theatre, Abu Dhabi.
In the first episode, 48 Nabati poets will be chosen by audiences, from the 100 selected last week by the judging committee, to participate in the first-of-its-kind competition.
The committee met 16,000 poets in Kuwait, Riyadh, Jeddah, Amman and Abu Dhabi.
First prize is Dh5 million . The winner will also carry the title and flag of the competition.
'Million's Poet' has been organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage with the support of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The competition brings alive a very ancient form of poetry, which was well known in Arabia and was part of the daily Bedouin life. A majority of the audience are from the younger generation.
Prizes
The first five winners in the competition will be given a total prize of Dh15 million; Dh5 million for first prize, Dh4 million for second and Dh3 million for third place.
Dh2 million will be awarded to the fourth winner and Dh1 million for the fifth.
Cash prizes totalling Dh22 million will also be given for all 48 poets participating in the competition.
Share this article
More from UAE Heritage & Culture
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
A Selection of the best Gulf News reader pictures this week
Latest news
- Universities celebrate UAE National Day
- Brothers' triple success
- Reviving age-old craftsmanship
- Youth reconnect with history
- Fatima: UAE's women are exercising full rights
- Emirates Palace gears up for festivities
- Emerging writers to get networking opportunities
- Ministry of Health sacks employees for forgery
- Please don't use two parking spaces
- 'Education is a long-term investment'
- Scottish businessman awarded honorary doctorate in engineering
- Giving money is not enough
- Large crowds join in Eid festivities
- Al Ain's oryx may hold key to breeding
- 24% jump in Emirati students in US
Community Reports
-
Please don't use two parking spaces
Thoughtless drivers means other motorists are losing out in a city where places to leave cars are often hard to find
-
School buses must do safe drop-offs
Some bus drivers let students off at the wrong side of the road
-
Munching on a health hazard
Residents must be careful about consuming snacks and sandwiches prepared along the roadside as they attract dirt and bacteria
-
Faded signage fails to guide visitors
Reader seeks better upkeep of signboards in green areas
