By Kusang
Dharamsala: A Tibetan student from Norway, recently bagged third prize in the sixth edition of the International Poetry Competition held in Italy. Palden Gyal's poem ‘RANGZEN’ was chosen among 1000 entries from participants from over 90 different countries. The first prize was bagged by a participant from Cameroon and second by an Italian.
The Festival and award ceremony was held from 19 to 21 March in the Italian town of Duino and was attended by guests and participants from many countries. The book consisting best poems would be compiled later into books for the launch.
Prof. Gabriella Valera Gruber, President of the Association Poesia e Solidarietà (Poetry and Solidarity) Trieste says, “This poetry Competition is the most important international competition in the world for young people.”
Poetry and Solidarity Association is 4 years old since its inception.
Palden Gyal was born in Tibet and later studied in TCV, Dharamsala. After completing his matriculation he had received a full scholarship to pursue International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) at Red Cross Nordic United World College in Norway.
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