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marcia dale, 9 of norman gardens primary school wins us$1000
marcia dale: winner of Peter Gracey's This Is Jamaica poetry scholarship competition 2023 (Gleaner)
THE TIMIDNESS displayed by nine-year-old Marcia Dale during a Gleaner interview yesterday was far from her demeanour when she delivered the winning dramatisation of a poetry piece on November 5 at the Peter Gracey’s This is Jamaica Poetry Scholarship competition.
Read More in The Jamaica Gleaner below
This Is Jamaica 2023 POETRY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION WINNERS
MARCIA DALE - NORMAN GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL
MARCIA DALE - NORMAN GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL
MARCIA DALE - NORMAN GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL
1ST PLACE WINNER OF THE PETER GRACEY'S THIS IS JAMAICA POETRY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2023, NINE YEAR OLD MARCIA DALE OF NORMAN GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINGSTON, JAMAICA. US$1,000.00
DHAYJANEL JAMES - WESTWOOD HIGH, TRELAWNEY
MARCIA DALE - NORMAN GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL
MARCIA DALE - NORMAN GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL
2ND PLACE WINNER OF THE PETER GRACEY'S THIS IS JAMAICA POETRY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2023, WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, TRELAWNEY, JAMAICA. US$500.00
NGOZI WRIGHT - JESSIE RIPOLL PRIMARY, KINGSTON
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3RD PLACE WINNER OF THE PETER GRACEY'S THIS IS JAMAICA POETRY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2023, JESSIE RIPOLL PRIMARY, KINGSTON JAMAICA. US$250.00
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2023 scholarship information
Poetry scholarship 2023
The Peter Gracey This is Jamaica Poetry Scholarship was created for students in Jamaica to explore poetry as an educational building block, and to empower children to restore and preserve Jamaican culture through poetry, drama and the arts.
Video Record a Rendition of the poem “This is Jamaica” written by Peter Gracey (poem below.) Poem must be recited using the opening statement “This is Jamaica” by Peter Gracey.
All applications must be received by September 22th 2023 and renditions by September 30th 2022..
The winning candidates will be selected by Scholarship Selection Committee.
Questions about The Peter Gracey “This is Jamaica” Poetry Scholarship can be directed to thisisjamaicascholarship@gmail.com
Please see example of poem here - https://youtu.be/YBLUWhC_fqE
Eligibility: Applicants between the ages of 6 and 17 attending a primary or high school in Jamaica.
This is Jamaica
By Peter Gracey
This is Jamaica!
This is my country.
A son of this island,
A daughter of this land.
Fearless of fear,
I stand in awe.
Only love prevails,
Secured in God's hands.
This is Jamaica!
Where Joy cometh in the morn'.
Surrounded by mystic waters,
Crashing unto the shores - where only heroes are born.
Only if you knew Jamaica as well as I do...,
Then you would utter!
I love you Jamaica,
God knows, I Do!
This is Jamaica!
A simple speck in the universe.
Our hearts beat and pulse in every nation,
But only second to The Kingdom of God - We put Jamaica first.
I am Jamaican!
Regardless of where you may find me.
Black, Green and Gold is the marrow in my bones.
so If I die away from my island,
I pray to God, you'll take me home.
THIS IS JAMAICA poetry scholarship winners 2021-2023
2021 - Courtney greaves - Jessie Ripoll Primary School - Kingston, Jamaica
2022 - Marianne Morgan - Redwood Primary School - St. Catherine, Jamaica
2023 - Marcia dale- Norman Gardens Primary School - Kingston, Jamaica
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this is jamaica poetry scholarship This scholarship was created for students to explore poetry as an educational building block. We hope to inspire and motivate students to express themselves freely through poetry created by Peter Gracey. visit our www.youtube.com/thisisjamaica
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