Million's Poet

Million's Poet (Arabic: شاعر المليون) is a reality television show in the United Arab Emirates, which was first broadcast in December 2006.[1][2] The show is a Nabati vernacular poetry competition in which the participants compose and recite poems. [3]

Million's Poet
Country of originUnited Arab Emirates
Production
Production locationAbu Dhabi
Release
Original networkTVE
1993-2006
Abu Dhabi TV
2006-present
Original release2007 (2007) –
present

The show is funded by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage and is inspired by a pre-Islamic poetry festival at Souk Okaz.[4] 48 participants are selected from among several thousand applicants. In each episode, participants read a poem they have written. A panel of judges evaluate the style and language of the poems and the quality of the recitation; contestants also receive votes from the audience, and are eliminated from the competition until five finalists remain. These receive cash prizes that have varied from 1 to 5 million UAE dirham.[4]

In 2010, journalist and editor Hissa Hilal was the show's first female finalist, finishing third in the finals. Her poems strongly criticized "ad hoc fatwas", religious extremism and conservative clerics.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Politics Dominates the Million's Poet". Zawya.com (Press release). 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008.
  2. Pearson, Bryan (4 April 2008). "'Million's Poet' a runaway success". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
  3. "Kuwaiti poet wins Million's Poet first prize". alarabiya.net. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  4. Radan, Silvia (16 April 2016). "Where poets become millionaires - UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. "Million's Poet finalist defies death threats". The National. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010.


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