| TRAILBLAZER | None |
| DREAMSPINNER | None |
| MASTERCRAFTER | Abhik Sengupta Ashin Thomas Pooja Motwani Shishir Marathey |
| BUDDING WEAVER | None |
MASTERCRAFTER AWARD
“Orionids” by Abhik Sengupta using Catchphrase “Love finds its way / ভালোবাসা খুঁজে নেয় দিশা”
“Excellent concept. Well composed, apparently innocent, yet dark. Lovely images and transitions!Great use of rhyme to build the poem.”- JURY
“I’ll Remain” by Ashin Thomas using Catchphrase “Monarch of the streets / রাস্তাঘাটের শাহেনশাহ”
“Excellent rendition of the concept. Very expressive,painful, yet lyrical.Especially when supplemented with the story. “lullaby of death” is a striking image!”- JURY
“The Roof” by Pooja Motwani using Catchphrase “Middle of nowhere / দিকশূন্যপুর”
“A beautiful capturing of both- the constant and the ephemeral, in a seemingly simple manner. Beautiful imagery and transitions, gorgeous use of form along with tone to build the narrative from beginning to end. Quite thoughtful and skillfully construed.”- JURY
“Coo coo in the nest” by Shishir Marathey using Catchphrase “Born with wings … why crawl?/ জন্মেছো ডানা নিয়ে, দিচ্ছো হামাগুড়ি?”
“The concept is good,beautiful, rap-like; nice rhythm and flow.Needs to pay little more attention to the use of expressions.”- JURY
