Rodney Libraries Podcast Poetry competition 2008

Congratulations to the winners!

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I'm pleased to announce the winners of our first ever Poetry Podcast Competition.
Thank you to our judge Daniel Howe, a local poet from Helensville. His website, where you can find some of his poetry, is called Point of View.

And the winners are....
Over-all winner ... Jamie Rugby
Younger group winner ... Sarsha. Walk to School.
Older group winner ... Brooke... Gold.

Congratulations! Jamie wins an MP3 player. Sarsha and Brooke both receive USB memory sticks.

Special mentions also to...
William. Motorbike
My Poppa. Jamie Wilson
Taryn - Sandy Relaxation
Trent. My motorbike.

This competition was run as one of the Libraries' activities for Montana Poetry day. Poetry shouldn’t stay on the page – it needs to be shared and read aloud. As Daniel says "Oral poetry is very natural and I encourage it. " So do we. Thank you to all those who shared their poems with us.

More podcasts...

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FFirst up is Hannah.

Second up is Nick.

Then we have Sam.

Lastly we have Tegan.

More podcasts...

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Aimee

Bree-Ana

Briar and Sarah

William

Trent

Tremaine

Sarsha

Rory

Rhys and Daniel

Rebecca and Sian

Morgan and Danni

Louis Scott

Kimberley and Madison

Jamie

Finn

Gemma

Some entries from Waioneke School...

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Ellice - Cats

Ellice - Candy Floss

Esmae - Puppies

Josephine - Apollo

Laura - Superbed

Megan

Sophie - Heavens

Taryn - Sandy Relaxation

My Poppa

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My Poppa.
Thanks to Jamie Wilson for this poem!

Poems by Brooke...

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Poem 1

Poem 2

Poem 3

Thanks Brooke! You've done a great job and you are our first official entry! Yay!

Rodney Libraries Podcast Poetry competition for Years 4-13

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As part of the activities surrounding Montana Poetry Day Rodney Libraries is running a poetry competition for Year 4 -13. Poetry shouldn’t stay on the page – it needs to be shared and read aloud. Podcasting poetry gives children and teens the opportunity to share their creativity with others around Rodney District and New Zealand.

Write your poem and then record it. The poem can either be emailed as an attachment or hosted on the internet and the link included in the email entry.

There are two categories: Year 4 – 8; Year 9 – 13.

How to enter
All entries are via email to rodneylibraries@yahoo.com.au and must have the following information included:
§ Name of author
§ Library card number (if known)
§ Contact details – address and phone number
§ School and Year
§ Link to podcast or attached file

Competition runs 24 June – 25 July. The last day for entries is 25 July 2008. Winners will be notified after 8 August 2008.

Terms and Conditions...

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Either click here to hear our podcast of the terms and conditions or please continue on to read the written version:

1. Entries are open to any Year 4 - Year 13 student currently enrolled in a Rodney District school OR verifiable home-schooling equivalent OR any Year 4 - Year 13 student resident in Rodney and attending a school outside of the district.
2. The poem must be the original, unpublished work of the entrant. They must be exclusive to this competition. Entrants may submit more than one poem.
3. Poems should be submitted electronically via email. The following information must be included
§ Name of author
§ Library card number (if known)
§ Contact details – address and phone number
§ School and Year
§ Link to podcast or attached file
4. Poems submitted to the competition are licensed to Rodney Libraries under Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/nz/legalcode
5. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The poem can be about anything however there must not be any swear words or offensive situations. The Library reserves right not to post poems deemed inappropriate.
7. Prizes include an MP3 player for the overall winner; USB memory sticks for the category winners, Year 4 – 8 and Year 9 – 13. The Library reserves the right not to award prizes.

Helpful stuff...

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What is a podcast?
An audio file you create in .mp3 format for yourself or others to listen to. Podcasts are mainly listened to on MP3 Players such as an IPod.

What you will need:
A computer A microphone Something to say A programme to record it in (Eg. Sound recorder or a free download like Audacity)

What you will do:
Load your chosen sound recording program on your computer. Remember to have the microphone plugged in! A good time to do it is when it is quiet otherwise you will have lots of noise in the background and whatever you are trying to record may be lost.

Save your recording in .mp3 format. If your programme cannot save in that format, you can save it as a .wav file. Warning, if you do save it in a .wav format, you will need to use another programme like Audacity or itunes to change it into .mp3 format.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Need an example of podcasting? Check out the following links:
Amherst Podcasting - Contains poetry, reviews and all sorts. The podcast is done movie style.
Mount Street - Infant and Nursery School.
CLPE Poetry Award - Includes inviews with Michael Rosen (author and poet).
Poems by Robert Pottle.
Poems by Kenn Nesbitt.

Need some tips on Poetry? Check out these links:
Fern's poetry club.
Scholatic Books poetry section.
Poetry writing for children.
Giggle poetry.