COVID-19 MAY HAVE KEPT US APART,
BUT POETRY PULLS US TOGETHER.

AVBOB's CEO, Carl van der Riet, is pleased to invite you to attend the first-ever livestreamed AVBOB Poetry Gala. Now in its third year, the event promises to be a glamorous affair.

In addition to announcing the 11 winners of the annual AVBOB Poetry Competition, we’ll be celebrating the transformative power of poetry through persuasive performances by up-and-coming poets and thought-provoking speeches on the absolute value of poetry.

Your RSVP will allow us to share event updates with you.

We encourage you to extend this invitation to anyone you feel might be interested in joining this celebration of poetry.

BACKGROUND: Running between 1 August and
30 November 2019, the 3^rd AVBOB Poetry Competition received 30 573 poetry entries in all 11 official languages.
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