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Muse Masters- Season 2
A Performance Poetry Contest

The British Council in partnership with Monsoon Letters hass successfully launched ‘Muse Masters’- the 1st ever performance poetry contest in Bangladesh in 2013. More than 750 young poets from across Bangladesh participated in this nationwide bilingual poetry contest. The shortlisted top 20 poets participated in a two day basic performance poetry workshop from 19 to 20 February 2014, facilitated by Inua Ellams, performance poet from the UK. The national competition was judged by renowned poet Kaisar Haq; Rubana Huq, Editor Monsoon Letters; and Eeshita Azad, Head of Arts, British Council. Winners of the competition were awarded with an exposure visit to the UK to learn more about performance poetry.

After the success of Muse Masters Season 1, we are launching the season 2 of the nationwide performance poetry contest, Muse Masters. This time, we are running the competition in two different strands. One, performance poetry contest; and two, written poetry contest. The award of the performance poetry contest will be exposure tour to the UK and the for written part, it is a book publishing opportunity.


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British Council's Arts project highlights the power of the arts as a catalyst for developing international understanding, trust and dialogue between UK and Bangladesh.

British Council aims to build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide. 

The overall aim of Arts is to engage with a wider audience with the best of UK art, enrich cultural life in Bangladesh and the UK and present art as an opportunity for dialogue between cultures.


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