{"id":2209,"date":"2023-05-11T18:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/?p=2209"},"modified":"2023-05-12T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T06:00:15","slug":"overwhelmed-by-the-vast-sea-of-love-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2023\/05\/11\/overwhelmed-by-the-vast-sea-of-love-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelmed by the vast SEA OF LOVE ‘ 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On 09.05.2023, the “Georgi Baev” hall of the “Sea Casino” Cultural Center in Burgas welcomed the guests to a real celebration of poetry and art in powerful words, shapes, lines and colours \u2013 at the closing of the third edition of the \u201cSEA OF LOVE\u201d competition for poetry and digital drawing, with due awarding of the winners. About 16 students at AEG “Geo Milev” shared their treasured poems in English and Bulgarian and presented digital works of art in which they revealed the human dimension of love \u2013 with all its poetic mystery and vastness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honoured guests of the event were: Yordanka Ananieva, Deputy Mayor for Education, Health, Social Activities and Youth Policies at the Burgas Municipality, prof. Rumiana Papancheva from the Faculty of Pedagogy at the University “Prof. Asen Zlatarov”, Roza Boyanova, President of the Bulgarian Writer’s Association in Burgas, Jacqueline Neycheva, School Principal of the AEG “Geo Milev”, teachers, students and parents, as well as many representatives of the Burgas community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yordanka Ananieva, Deputy Mayor for Education, Health, Social Activities and Youth Policies at the Burgas Municipality – in the foreground<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Roza Boyanova, President of the Bulgarian Writer’s Association in Burgas – in the foreground<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To the right: Prof. Rumyana Papancheva from the Faculty of Pedagogy at the University “Prof. Asen Zlatarov” and Jaqueline Neicheva, Principal of ELS “Geo Milev” – Burgas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A surprise awaited them all at their seats in the hall \u2013 special colourful origami in the shape of hearts, butterflies and seagulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The celebration started with a speech by Preslava Stoyanova (12.b), editor-in-chief of the Students\u2019 Electronic Newspaper, written in English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preslava Stoyanova, editor-in-chief of the Students’ Electronic Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The digital media is managed by the Electronic Media Club under the guidance of Valentina Atanasova, teacher of English. The newspaper has been the actual initiator and organizer of the competition since 2021. For its third edition, “SEA OF LOVE” received over 30 entries in English, 20 in Bulgarian and more than 10 digital images. Their submission for evaluation was anonymous. Three specially invited by the head of the club experts, inextricably linked to Burgas, handled the very assessment in their role as a Jury: Christopher Buxton, Katerina Stoykova and Irina Papancheva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short speech was followed by a heartfelt video address to the contestants, prepared by Mr. Buxton \u2013 a translator, writer, publisher and former high school teacher at ELS \u201cGeo Milev\u201d in Burgas: \u201cGreetings from England \u2013 to all the poets who secretly scribble a line or two in their bedrooms! It was a pleasure to enjoy your amazing poems! Keep writing! I’m so glad I had a hand in this contest!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n