Organised by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), in collaboration with Artswax Communications, the festival is open to pupils in public schools from Basic 3 to 6 in the state. xAccording to the project coordinator, Olayiwola Awakan, the festival’s theme is, ‘My Lagos: The Today, The Tomorrow’ and submission begins tomorrow, January 25 and end on February 26. xThe project coordinator disclosed that the best 200 entries would be published in the anthology with the best poets rewarded. xAlawiye-King noted that the poetry festival would engender literary discussions in public schools and also encourage creative thinking among pupils. “This poetry festival will build their reading and speaking skills, aside from inspiring them to practice creating new stories through rhymes in their own words,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2021 03:11 UTC