Marbella Awards the 'Marpoética' School Poetry Prizes, with 4,600 students participating

Today, at the Marbella City Theater, the City Council carried out the award ceremony for the fifth edition of the 'Marpoética' School Poetry Awards, an initiative that this year recorded a total of 4,600 participants, the highest number since its inception, with the involvement of 18 educational centers from the municipality. Specifically, the schools Federico García Lorca, Antonio Machado, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Las Albarizas, Los Olivos, Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel Hernández, Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Rafael Fernández Mayoralas, Santa Teresa, Valdeolletas, Vicente Aleixandre, Mario Vargas Llosa, Xarblanca, Monseñor Rodrigo Bocanegra, Platero, José Banús, and Francisco Echamendi participated in the contest, consolidating its progressive growth in the number of centers and students involved.

In the individual category for Fifth and Sixth Grade, the first prize went to Sara López Rodríguez from CEIP Las Albarizas, for her work 'Las costumbres gitanas'; the second to Nethya Devduni from CEIP José Banús, for 'De viaje a muchos lugares', and the third to Carla Cervera Fernández from CEIP Antonio Machado, for 'Mis recuerdos'. In the Third and Fourth Grade group, the awards went to Marta Jiménez Martínez del Mármol from Valdeolletas school, for 'Mi abuela' (first prize); Jimena Hervás Hoces from CEIP Francisco Echamendi, for 'Mis amigos' (second prize), and Martina Rando Godino from Monseñor Rodrigo Bocanegra center, for 'Mi abuelita Maribel' (third prize).

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Carmen Díaz, General Director of Culture and Education, with one of the winners.

In the group category, the first prize was awarded to Monseñor Rodrigo Bocanegra school, for the work 'Lo mejor de cada mes'; the second to CEIP Miguel Hernández, for '¡Devuélveme mi batido!', and the third to CEIP José Banús, for 'Aprendiendo a leer y escribir'. Additionally, a publication has been edited that includes both the awarded poems and a selection of the submitted works, with the goal of showcasing the creative talent of the participating students.

Carmen Díaz, General Director of Culture and Education, thanked the involvement of the educational centers and highlighted "the poetic ability of the students and the efforts of the teaching staff, which promote creativity and teach the value of words as tools to create new worlds." She also emphasized that "educational centers have always been a fundamental axis of 'Marpoética', progressively increasing their involvement in the festival," and encouraged students to continue writing, noting that "writing helps to organize thoughts and adds a new dimension to life."