SPOKEN POETRY COMPETITION

Mechanics:
 Each unit must have one representative.
 The participant must compose of his/her own free-verse poem
or a rhyme poem about an interesting topic of their choice.
 Participant can write his/her poem in English, Tagalog, or
Bisaya.
 The poem will serve as the piece of the participant.
 Participant must memorize the piece and deliver it within a
minimum of three minutes (3mins) and a maximum of five
minutes 5mins). In such cases that the participant does not
meet the minimum time (3mins) requirement, ten points (10pts)
will be deducted from the score. Likewise, if the participant will
go over the prescribed maximum time allotment (5mins), it will
also be deducted ten points (10pts).
 In this competition, each participant will be judged twice. The
piece they made and how they deliver it.
Criteria for the Poem: Criteria for the Performance:
Content ─ 50% Poise and Spontaneity of the
performance ─ 30%
Creativity, Style and Originality
─ 30% Intonation, poetic expression
and a clear insight into the
Coherence of form and
poet’s intention ─ 20%
structure ─ 20%
Memorization, clarity of words
Total: 100%
and diction ─ 50%
Total: 100%