Poem is read best when the orator / reciter translates the thought of the poet to the audience as the poet thought. To exhibit their skills of recitation English Poetry Recitation competition was organized on the virtual platform for grade 6 to 10 in the month of July from 25th to 30th July, 2021.
Students were given to choose from poems by some of the great classical poets like John Keats, T. S. Eliot, P. B. Shelly, Edgar Allan Poe, Rabindranath Tagore, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, E. E. Cummings, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, John Clare, Mary Oliver, Edward Thomas, Emily Dickinson, Sarojini Naidu, Sir Philip Sideny, Edmund Spenser, Nissim Ezekiel on the theme of Nature, Identity / Self, Travel / Journey, Apocalypse, Dreams, Wellness / Recovery, War, Relationships (Mother, father, son, daughter, friend).
The young reciters enthralled the audience with their articulation and memory skills while reciting poems. It was a splendid opportunity for them to gain confidence through stage exposure. Everyone was delighted to watch them reel out one after another. They mesmerised the spectators with their pleasing performances.
The judges appreciated and applauded the performances of the participants. They encouraged and gave them guidance on how to further improve their performance.
Winner of the poem recitation competition are as follows:
| Grade 8 A | Grade 8 B |
| 1st Avaneesh Adsul 2nd Utkarsha More | 1st Angelo Jomon 2nd Divyanka Kapse |
| Grade 8 C | Grade 8 D |
| 1st Peenaki Deshmukh 2nd Nakshatra Nair | 1st Ghadigaonkar Sakshi V. 2nd Shelke Aarya Uday Savita |
| Grade 9 C | |
| 1st Sunidhi Chauhan | 2nd Vedanti Rane |
| Grade 10 A | Grade 10 B |
| 1st Jayashree Waghmare 2nd Niramay Moghe | 1st Akanksha Kapse 2nd Purva Patil |
