{"id":172,"date":"2026-01-16T19:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2026-05-24T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:39:15","slug":"1st-jozsef-attila-poetry-and-prose-recitation-contest-in-england","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/rendezvenyeink\/i-angliai-jozsef-attila-vers-es-prozamondo-verseny-beszamolo-es-kepgaleria\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1st J\u00f3zsef Attila Poetry and Prose Recitation Contest in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hungarian Cultural Centre, London, April 22, 2017<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1st J\u00f3zsef Attila Poetry and Prose Recitation Contest in England was established as a joint initiative of the Association of Hungarian Reciters in England and the Hungarian Culture and Heritage Society. It was held on the 22nd<\/sup> of April in 2017, at the Great Hall of the Hungarian Cultural Centre in London to mark the occasion of Hungarian Poetry Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The organisers\u2019 goal was to provide an opportunity for all age groups to introduce themselves and express their commitment to Hungarian literature. Amateur poetry and prose reciters aged 8 and over were eligible to apply. Participants were required to prepare two freely chosen poems or prose pieces from universal Hungarian literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The categories were established as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Children\u2019s Category:<\/strong>\u00a0ages 8\u201313<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Youth Category:<\/strong>\u00a0ages 14\u201319<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Adult Category:<\/strong>\u00a0age 20 and above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    A total of 53 people entered the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The day-long, sold-out event began at 10:30 AM. Main organiser Be\u00e1ta Verb\u00e1szi<\/strong>, founder of the Association of Hungarian Reciters in England, Radn\u00f3ti Award-winning performer, and Chair of the Jury, outlined the day\u2019s program and introduced the other members of the jury:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Mil\u00e1n Horv\u00e1th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Program Organiser at the Hungarian Cultural Centre in London, Head of the London Communication and Drama Workshop<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Katalin R\u00e1cz<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Actress and Dubbing Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • R\u00e9ka Rakitai<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kazinczy Medalist secondary school teacher of Hungarian language and literature, speech development specialist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Following the briefing, the Children\u2019s Category contestants took the stage: ten youngsters between the ages of 8 and 13 presented their pieces. They were followed by three talented participants in the Youth Category. After a short break, the audience enjoyed the individual interpretations of twenty-five talented adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The excitement of the morning and early afternoon was followed by a reception while the jury deliberated to evaluate the performances. Given the exceptionally strong field, several adult contestants were asked to perform their second chosen piece to help the jury reach a final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Before the formal awards ceremony, the audience enjoyed a memorable performance by artist J\u00falia Papp<\/strong>. During the announcement of results, the jury members provided useful professional advice to the contestants, emphasizing that they had gifted the audience with very well-prepared and sophisticated performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nothing demonstrated the success and satisfaction better than the fact that the organisers promised to continue the event the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Contest results<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      J\u00f3zsef Attila Award of England:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. J\u00e1nos S\u00e1ndor Horv\u00e1th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Children\u2019s Category<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Herdlicska T\u00edmea Kincs\u0151<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Kov\u00e1cs Bor\u00f3ka<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Koch Veronika<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Special Award:<\/em> Agnagaye R\u00e9ka, Kov\u00e1cs Kamilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Youth Category<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Sz\u00e9kely Erik Attila<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Special Award:<\/em> Kocsis Nat\u00e1lia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Adult Category<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. (Shared): Dr. J\u00e1nos S\u00e1ndor Horv\u00e1th and R\u00e9ka Somodi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Lea Podhradsk\u00e1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Katalin Kiss<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Special Awards:<\/em>\u00a0Endre Berta, Cristina Csatl\u00f3s, Zsuzsanna Fentor, Alexandra Koz\u00e1k, \u00c1ron Kun, Barbara Tat\u00e1r, Brigitta Erzs\u00e9bet T\u00f3th, Ferenc Vanyur<\/p>\n\n\n

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            Londoni Magyar Kultur\u00e1lis K\u00f6zpont, 2017. \u00e1prilis 22.<\/b> Az Angliai Magyar Versmond\u00f3k Egyes\u00fclete \u00e9s a Magyar Kult\u00fara \u00e9s \u00d6r\u00f6ks\u00e9g Alap\u00edtv\u00e1ny k\u00f6z\u00f6s kezdem\u00e9nyez\u00e9sek\u00e9nt\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1966,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4460,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/4460"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}