ABU DHABI - The Cultural Programs and Heritage Festivals Committee - Abu Dhabi revealed to the media the listing of 42 contestants who were chosen out of 150 poets to take part in the Prince of Poets competitors, in its 7th season. Over 3 days, the various contestants were spoken with by the members of the Jury at Al Raha Coastline Theater in the Emirati funding, Abu Dhabi.

The selection of the 42 contestants came adhering to straight meetings that were characterised by an imagerial creativity, an etymological splendour and a meaningful beauty. The participants of the jury, specifically Dr. Ali Bin Tamim from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dr. Salah Fadhl from Egypt and Dr. Abdul Malek Mortadh from Algeria, hailed the excellent creative and innovative capacities of some taking part candidates.

Before the option of the contestants, the members of the court held intensive conferences so regarding analyze the quality of the straight meetings and select the finest of the getting involved poets, according to meticulous aesthetic and vital standards. The collection of meetings were attended by Mr. Issa Seif Al Mazrouei, Director of the Department for Unique Plans and Jobs at the Committee, Mr. Sultan Al Amimi, Director of the Verse Academy at the Committee, and both participants of the Advisory Committee at the Royal prince of Poets TV Program, Dr. Ahmed Khurais, and Poet Raad Bandar.

Taken into consideration as one of one of the most prominent TV programmes in the Arab region, the Prince of Poets is inspired by the entrenched Arab heritage. It targets at restoring magnum opus of Arab verse and literature. The programme likewise looks for to revitalize the Arab social heritage while boosting innovative production on the contemporary poetry scene in the Arab region.

The 42 picked contestants originate from 16 various nations. They are presently carrying out added tests of merit that are a lot more difficult and difficult. Following these examinations, the members of the jury are expected to expose the final listing of 20 poets that will take part in the live episodes of the TV program. Over the period of 10 weeks, the Royal prince of Poets program will be broadcast on Abu Dhabi TELEVISION and Baynounah TELEVISION, starting from the 21st of February 2017.

The list of the 42 participants consists of: Ali Khamis Al Abdan Al Shamesi from the UAE; from Jordan, Warda Saeed Al Katkout, Qais Qawqazah, Mahmoud Abu Ashour, Hani Abdul Jawad; from Bahrain Sayyed Ahmed Hashem; from Algeria Latifa Hassani, Emna Hazamoon, Rahmat Allah Ibraheem, Omar Mohammed Bakir, and Abdul Qader Mahdaoui; from Saudi Arabia Tareq Al Sumaili, and Iyad Abu Salah; from Iraq Khaled Abdul Rahman Hassan, Zaid Al Quraishi, Saad Jarjiss Al Jaburi, Aliyah Al Maliki, Omar Anaaz, and Efaa Amin Abdulqader; from Morocco Omar Al Rajehi, Adel Lotfi and Naoufel Al Saeedi; from Yemen Yahya Al Hamadi; from Iran Abdul Aziz Hamadi; from Tunisia Henda Bint El Hussein; from Oman Nasser Al Ghasseni and Khalil Al Jaberi; from Syria Maram Duraid Al Nissr, Ebaa Mustafa Al Khatib, Majed Al Ibraheem and Fatimah Mohammed Kareem; from Palestine Alaa Al Qatarawi, and Ablah Jaber; from Libya Saleh Al Sanoussi; from Egypt Mohammed Ali Abadi, Hassan Amer, Hajer Mohammed Omar, Omar Abdul Hadi Madhi, Waleed Al Khouli, and Saad Abdul Radhi; and from Mauritania Sheikhuna Omar Hydar and Mohammed Saadbuh Faly.

Over 3 weeks, the taped episodes of the TV programme will certainly be broadcast starting from the 31st of January so regarding give the audience a possibility to enjoy the straight interviews with the numerous candidates. On the 21st of February, the broadcast of the online episodes will certainly start, with the engagement of 20 poets that stand for the cream of the crop of all entrants.

Over 6 seasons, the programme has revealed the skills of 165 talented poets that are aged between 18 years old and 45 years old. The creative productions of these poets have been set up and documented by the Academy in outstanding poetry collections.

Considering that 2007 and via 2016, 6 poets from 6 Arab nations - the UAE, Mauritania, Syria, Yemen, Egypt and Saudi Arabia- have actually won the title of the Prince of Poets. Over the years, the TV program has handled to draw in a huge audience and protect a local, regional and worldwide media coverage that has actually gone beyond all assumptions.

The terms and conditions for engagement in the first stage stipulate that the contestant must provide a timeless Arabic poem, on any kind of theme that the poet wishes to resolve. The standard timeless rhymes 'amudi' (in column form) as well as cost-free knowledgeable or taf'ila (metric) rhymes are approved. Each poet is recommended to send out either one timeless rhyme consisting of at least 20 lines and not surpassing 30 lines, or one taf'ila or free verse rhyme consisting of no more than two strophes, each containing a maximum of 15 lines. Prose poems are not permitted right into the competition.

With the participation of numerous TELEVISION productions, the Prince of Poets received the Golden Award for the category of the "Best cultural TV Programme" at the Gulf Radio and TELEVISION Production Festival (2016) in Manama. The program additionally got Al Owais Award for Imagination (2014) for the category of the "Ideal Local Cultural TV Program". In 2009, the Prince of Poets was awarded two prestigious rewards in the area of tv production, both at the Arab and worldwide levels. The program was selected as the most effective Imaginative Program at the British A.I.B Festival. And it also obtained the Golden Award as the "Ideal TV Programme" at the Gulf Radio and TV Production Festival in Bahrain.

The Prince of Poets program owes its success to the supplied organisational and logistical resources, a well-devised media strategy, and empirical studies that kept an eye on private responses and popular opinion in the Arab world. Thanks to the suitable selection of a qualified court, obstacles have been overcome to the support of beauty and creativity on the poetic scene.