{"id":174,"date":"2026-01-16T19:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2026-05-24T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:39:23","slug":"2nd-jozsef-attila-poetry-and-prose-recitation-contest-in-england","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/rendezvenyeink\/ii-angliai-jozsef-attila-vers-es-prozamondo-verseny-beszamolo-es-kepgaleria\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2nd J\u00f3zsef Attila Poetry and Prose Recitation Contest in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Stephen\u2019s House, London, April 21, 2018<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Association of Hungarian Reciters in England held the 2nd J\u00f3zsef Attila Poetry and Prose Recitation Contest on April 21, 2018, at St. Stephen House in London. Out of 32 applicants, a total of 30 contestants competed on this notable day for prestigious prizes and awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was opened by Radn\u00f3ti Award-winning performer Be\u00e1ta Verb\u00e1szi, Chair of the Jury. In her welcome speech, she emphasized that poetry recitation\u2014and through it, the nurturing of the Hungarian language\u2014holds special significance for the Hungarian community living in the United Kingdom. She highlighted the need to consciously promote poetry among young people, as literary sophistication is increasingly rare in the world of mainstream communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also spoke with joy about the growing number of Hungarian schools in England joining the recitation movement, and noted that educators and parents play a key role in motivating and preparing the children. As a long-term goal, she identified the establishment of local recitation workshops where regular sessions could prepare performers for contests and other cultural events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the Jury:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Be\u00e1ta Verb\u00e1szi<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Radn\u00f3ti and Kaleidoscope Award-winning performer, Chair of the Jury<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tam\u00e1s Varga<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Actor, associate of the Vojvodina Hungarian Cultural Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. J\u00e1nos S\u00e1ndor Horv\u00e1th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Winner of the 2017 J\u00f3zsef Attila Award of England<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    The competition program was held in two rounds: first, the contestants in the Children and Youth categories took the stage, followed by the performances of the Adult category after a coffee and cake break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    During the lunch break, participants were treated to Hungarian dishes while the jury deliberated to evaluate the performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As part of the Gala Program, attendees watched recordings of the most successful performers from the 2018 „Vers\u00fcnnep” (Festival of Poetry). This served as inspiration and professional guidance for the amateur reciters, demonstrating how professional performers in the mother country utilize their artistic toolkit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In their brief but meaningful evaluation, the jury praised the preparation and commitment of the contestants, emphasizing that the quality of the performances would hold their own in any competition field in Hungary. The jury’s assessment was followed by the announcement of the winners and the distribution of prizes offered by the sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    J\u00f3zsef Attila Award of England:<\/strong>\u00a0Orsolya Antal\u00f3czy
    Audience Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Orsolya Antal\u00f3czy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Children\u2019s Category<\/strong><\/strong>
    1. Morris Em\u00edlia
    2. Magyar B\u00e1lint
    3. Posta Gy\u00f6rgy\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Youth Category<\/strong><\/strong>
    1. Magyar Bianka
    2. Sz\u00e9kely Erik Attila
    3. Szab\u00f3 Lilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Adult Category<\/strong><\/strong>
    1. Antal\u00f3czy Orsolya
    2. Grossmann P\u00e9ter
    3. Korpos Attila<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our heartfelt congratulations to all our contestants!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Szent Istv\u00e1n H\u00e1z, London, 2018. \u00e1prilis 21. Az Angliai Magyar Versmond\u00f3k Egyes\u00fclete 2018. \u00e1prilis 21-\u00e9n a londoni Szent Istv\u00e1n H\u00e1zban rendezte\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2522,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-174","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174","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=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4464,"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174\/revisions\/4464"}],"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\/2522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amve.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}