RATP CONFIRMS ITS 5TH SUCCESS OF GRAND PRIX OF POETRY CHAIRED BY ISABELLE CARRE

USPA NEWS - RATP, (French Company of Metro) confirms its success of the RATP Poetry Grand Prix with nearly 10,000 poems received for its 5th edition, Once again this year, amateur poets have responded to the call of the RATP. Indeed, in one month, from March 13 to April 14, 9,910 participants shared their text for this 5th edition of the RATP Poetry Grand Prix chaired by the actress and novelist Isabelle Carré. Of the poems sent from all regions of France, 8,398 were received to compete in the Adults category (over 18), 867 in the Youth category (under 18) and 645 in the Children category (under 12). years). 84% of participants are over 18 years old and 16% under 18 years old.

RATP, confirms its success of the RATP Poetry Grand Prix with nearly 10,000 poems received for its 5th edition, Once again this year, amateur poets have responded to the call of the RATP. Indeed, in one month, from March 13 to April 14, 9,910 participants shared their text for this 5th edition of the RATP Poetry Grand Prix chaired by the actress and novelist Isabelle Carre. Of the poems sent from all regions of France, 8,398 were received to compete in the Adults category (over 18), 867 in the Youth category (under 18) and 645 in the Children category (under 12). years). 84% of participants are over 18 years old and 16% under 18 years old.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 10 winners of the RATP Poetry Grand Prix 2019, all categories combined, will be unveiled on June 17 at an award ceremony to be attended by 100 finalists, jury members and president Isabelle Carre.------------------------------------------------- The laureates will have the chance to see their poem posted during the two summer months on the entire RATP network and will be read every day by millions of travelers. Three of them who will have particularly pleased the jury will be distinguished by obtaining a Grand Prize: the Grand Prix Adults who will win a weekend in Athens, the Grand Prix Young who will win cultural gift vouchers and the Grand Children's Prize which will be offered a tactile tablet. The 100 finalists will, in turn, be published in a collection published in partnership with Gallimard editions. RATP AND POETRY IS A BEAUTIFUL HISTORY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  For 25 years, the RATP offers its travelers, during their journey, moments of poetry, and allows them to be in daily contact with the greatest texts of the genre through the operation "lines and rhymes" which presents travelers with author poems.  Since 1997, the company has participated in the dissemination of amateur poetry by organizing major poetry competitions, each of which is presided over by a personality from the world of Arts and Letters, such as Matthieu Chedid, David Foenkinos, Stephane Groodt, Zabou Breitman or Augustin Trapenard.