Abu Dhabi:  The Poetry Academy of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has started the registration process for the Nabati poetry competition.

The event is organised annually as part of the ninth International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition in Abu Dhabi (ADIHEX-Abu Dhabi 2011). ADIHEX will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from September 14-17.

The competition will exhibit artistic images in three categories: the most beautiful Nabati poem in describing the bird (falcon), the most beautiful Nabati poem in describing Mignas (hunting) and the most beautiful Nabati poem which discusses loss of the bird.

The competition is meant for poets of Gulf Cooperation Council nations and Arab Nabati poets.