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The Ladé Wosornu Students Poetry Contest is one of the modules of the Creative Arts Agency’s “Grow the Artist-in-Me!” project. It is designed to create a platform that encourages the patronage and appreciation of Ghanaian poetry especially among students, and as well preserve and promote indigenous Ghanaian languages, an advocacy being championed by Zukpitor Professor Ladé Wosornu.
The pilot edition came off successfully at the National Children’s Library, at Airport and featured six senior high schools in Accra that study Ghanaian languages-Accra High School, Accra Girls SHS, Ebenezer SHS, Labone SHS, St. Thomas Aquinas SHS and Wesley Grammar SHS.
Each school had the opportunity to creatively present the poem of focus “Raider of the Treasure Trove” written by Professor Ladé Wosornu, [in English and Ga languages] and also answer questions about the poem, for points.
The contest ended with Accra High School coming first; Accra Girls SHS, second and Wesley Grammar School third. Other prizes won included Most Creative Group Award won by Accra High School; Best Ga presentation by Wesley Grammar School and Best English presentation by Accra Girls SHS. Awura Oforiwaa was adjudged the Student Spoken word artist of the contest.
Other supporters of the debut Ladé Wosornu Students Poetry Contest are Ghana Tourism Development Company-Official, National Film Authority, Yumvita Ghana, Apple man Ghana and Breathing Art Studio.
Find attached pictures as captured by the lens of the camera at the event.
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