The final 20 poets who made it to the aired Royal prince of Poets competitors were announced for the very first time on Monday, February 20th, ahead of the very first episode of the 7th Royal prince of Poets. Organised by the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee - Abu Dhabi, the competition awards the very best knowledgeables of timeless Arabic poetry.

The finalists were chosen from hundreds that applied from 27 various countries for the competitors, representing 12 Arab countries, Including the UAE. The Prince of Poets, which grants AED one million to the winner, AED 500,000 to the second place, is the most valuable literary competitors globally - together with its sibling competitors, The Million Poet - and not just from a monetary viewpoint.

Because it started, 10! years back, the Prince of Poets was successful in reviving Classical Arabic poetry, Introducing or re-introducing it to target markets throughout the Arab Gulf, Asia, Africa, even Europe.

"10 years have actually gone since the launch of the very first season of the Prince of Poets in 2007. To the here and now day, the TV programme has succeeded to reveal the skills of 185 poets to the Arab target market and the wider public in all components of the world." said Sultan Al Amimi, Director of the Verse Academy at the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Board.

In this season, we will be honoured by the participation of 10 ladies, that comprise half the participating poets. This is the highest possible price of females involvement ever tape-recorded in the history of the competition, compared to 25 percent in the fifth season," Al Amimi additionally stated.

This is not the only initial for the competitors this year. The 7th season has exposed that the TV programme will, for the very first time, be presented by 2 hosts, Dr. Nadine Al Asaad from Lebanon and the Emirati TELEVISION presenter, Mohammed Al Junaibi. Live episodes will be transmitted every Tuesday night, from 10 pm, from Al Raha Coastline Theatre in Abu Dhabi, on Baynouna and Al Emarat TELEVISION networks.

Issa Saif Al Mazrouei, Director of the Department for Special Plans and Tasks at the Committee, stressed that the Royal prince of Poets, open up to young skills in between the age of 18 and 45 years old, handled to attain one of its top objectives, which is to draw in the passion of younger generation to the art of Arabic poetry.
"The Royal prince of Poets has most definitely brought poetry back to light. With one of the highest viewer rate in the Arab region, the program has actually revitalized verse as a significant type of expression, by offering skilled poets the possibility to work as ambassadors for their countries," he added.

On Tuesday evening, at Al Raha Coastline Theater, the competition will certainly begin with four poets, who will certainly each state their verses before the courts and the live target market. After each of the very first five episodes, three poets will certainly qualify for the next stage. The 15 poets will then complete in the following stage, that includes 3 episodes. This time around, just two poets will qualify to the next round. The continuing to be top 6 will battle it out in simply one episode to choose the 5 finalists. These last 5 poets standing will certainly contend for the title in the last episode, on April 25.

"We hoped this season to have females rivals. They are the sirens of verse and we hope they will test their male competitors. The judges are not gender biased, however that recognizes, we might have a Princess of Poets this year," mentioned Dr. Ali bin Tamim, among the three jury members of Royal prince of Poets, alongside Dr. Sarah Fadhl and Dr. Abdul Malek Mortadh.