Organization of the final round

The final round is the fifth and also the last round of contests season. A total of 60 authors secured participation in the final round. These are the 60 authors who are the most representative for this season, after two years of following them, in the category of 739 authors who started the season.

For the first time in our history, the final round consists of two parts. In the first part, our 60 finalists will be divided into two finals (Final 1 and Final 2) with an equal number of participants (30 authors each). The schedule of participants was done by the Organizer (Nermin Delic).

Voting in the final round (Final 1 and Final 2)

1. ORGANIZER. In Final 1 and Final 2, the Organizer votes in three categories.
   In the General Impression category, he gives points 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 25. The other 20 authors do not receive points. In this category, the Organizer evaluates the authors on the basis of the overall performance at the contest, including the previous four rounds, the achieved cooperation and his personal assessment, which of the authors deserves to take the title of the best in the contest.
   In the other two categories: Final round poem and Video-recitation of the Final round poem, he gives points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. The other 20 authors do not get points. In the Final round poem category, the Organizer gives points based on the judgment of the poetry shown in the final, without emphasizing the author’s previous songs. The poem sent for the final round of the contest is exclusively evaluated. In the Video-recitation of the final round poem category, the Organizer gives points for the creativity of the authors who in the final round had the task of designing an audio-visual performance for our readers. On that occasion, he does not value the recited poetry, but the way of recitation, the quality and the art of the shown recording.
2. Jury – Anđela Turukalo (MNE). Since our permanent member of the jury, Andjela Turukalo, this season showed an outstanding commitment to the contribution of the internationalization of the contest, and related to the translation of over two hundred poems from foreign to a language related to the peoples of former Yugoslavia (Montenegrin), her competencies in the finals increased. In the final round, she prepared over half of the authors as a mentor, and adapted to their daily lives and translated poems up to date, gave ideas for videos and selflessly helped with their realization. She will, in Final 1 and Final 2, evaluate the authors in only one category: General Impression. In this category, in the case of Final 1 and Final 2, the authors will be given points: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 25. The parameter for its evaluation will, at the suggestion of the Organizer, be primarily the poem of the final round, then a video recitation and an objective assessment of who could be the winner of this contest season.
3. Jury – Danja Gaspar Djokic (BiH), Enea Hotic (BiH), Lela Zjao (GER), Milco Misoski (MKD), Simo Golubovic (SRB), Zdravko Odorcic (CRO). These are permanent members of the jury of Mili Dueli, people who are the closest team of the Organizer in the organization and implementation of this project. This season, they worked hard on a two-year selection of authors with their grades. In the final round, everyone was in the role of mentor, therefore, preparing a certain number of authors in the final. Their role during the previous rounds was crucial when it comes to the choice of authors, especially those from the country they came from. In Final 1 and Final 2, the category in which they vote is called General Impression. On that occasion, the parameter for their evaluation, at the suggestion of the Organizer, will be the poem of the final round, video recitation, and an objective assessment of who is the one who could be the winner this season. The organizer approved that they, as mentors, can also vote for the authors they mentored; noting that this should not be their guiding thread in judging the poetry presented in the final. The points that each member, anonymously and separately, awards in Final 1 and Final 2 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. The other 20 authors do not receive points from them.
4. Jury – Sarah Isufi (ALB) and Lena Kyropoulos (GRE). Since they are permanent members of the jury of Mili Dueli who do not understand the language related to the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, due to the lack of translation of poms into English by Balkan authors from the former Yugoslavia, these two members of the jury will distribute their points in Final 1 and Final 2 in the category called Video-recitation of the final round poem. The points awarded, each individually and anonymously, are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. The remaining 20 authors will be left without points. The parameter for their evaluation, at the suggestion of the Organizer, is the artistic impression left by the author’s audio-visual performance. In the Grand Final, when all the poems of the grand finalists will be translated into English, these two permanent members of the jury will vote in the category: General Impression. According to the decision of the Organizer, they will be able to vote for the authors they mentored, with the remark of the Organizer, that this should not be their guiding principle in making decisions about the distribution of points.
5. Readers. In the final round, Readers vote on 3 social platforms: Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

   a) FACEBOOK. Since Mili Dueli are primarily related to the social network Facebook, the points will be the highest there. Voting on Facebook will be evaluated in two separated categories: Facebook – Likes and Facebook – Views. All videos of the final poems will be posted on the official Facebook page of Mili Dueli. When posting a video, the following parameters will be measured: received likes and received video views. In terms of Facebook likes, only likes (“Like” with all associated emoticons) from people who followed our official Mili Dueli Facebook page will be counted. If the person is not a follower of our Facebook page, the likes will not be counted. Therefore, be careful when inviting your friends to give you a vote by liking your video, you should also mention that they need to like (follow) the official Mili Dueli page where the videos of the finalists will be posted. After 14 days of voting, the organizer will make a cross-section of the received likes and based on that, in the Facebook-Likes category, award the authors the following points: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 25. In the Facebook-Views category, after 14 days from the beginning of Final 1 / Final 2, the Organizer will make also a cross-section of the received views of the video and based on that award the authors the following points: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points. The suggestion to the finalists, in order to get as many views as possible, is to share their videos with friends, in groups where they think it would be significant.

   Important note: Videos of the finalists from Final 1 or Final 2 who passed to the Grand Final will NOT be re-posted. Counting of likes and views will continue. Again, in the next 14 days the cross-section of votes (likes and views) will be made by Organizer and then new points will be awarded respecting the rules of the Grand Final’s voting procedure.

   b) INSTAGRAM. All videos will also be posted on the social network Instagram, on the official Instagram profile of Mili Dueli. The rating parameter will be the number of views and the number of likes on the video. Authors are allowed to sponsor their video in order to achieve more views and likes. The points to be awarded in the Instagram category – Views / Likes are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12.

   Important note: Videos of the finalists from Final 1 or Final 2 who passed to the Grand Final will NOT be re-posted. Counting of likes and views will continue. Again, in the next 14 days the cross-section of votes (likes and views) will be made by Organizer and then new points will be awarded respecting the rules of the Grand Final’s voting procedure.

   c) YOUTUBE. All videos will also be posted on the YouTube platform, on the official Mili Dueli channel. The rating parameter will be the number of views on the video. Authors are allowed to sponsor their video in order to gain more views. The points to be awarded in the YouTube-Views category are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12.

   Important note: Videos of the finalists from Final 1 or Final 2 who passed to the Grand Final will NOT be re-posted. Counting of likes and views will continue. Again, in the next 14 days the cross-section of votes (likes and views) will be made by Organizer and then new points will be awarded respecting the rules of the Grand Final’s voting procedure.

6. Authors – finalists. All participants in Final 1 and Final 2 will receive a survey with the names of the finalists from their final (if they are in Final 1, then it will be a list of Final 1 finalists, and if they are in Final 2, they will receive a list of Final 2 finalists). Each of them will have to choose 15 of the 30 authors of their final, which they believe should go to the Grand Final and to which they will award 1 point. The only remark is that the author-finalist cannot vote for himself. Finally, all votes will be added up and the authors will be scored on a scale: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12.

   Authors-finalists will receive a private message on Facebook from the Organizer, to vote in the poll for the 15 best finalists of their final. They will have 14 days to vote.

   Note: If more than one author receives the same number of votes, the author who received more votes from different countries will have the advantage on the points scale. If they are equal here as well, the author who received more votes than his country of non-neighboring countries has the advantage.

About getting to the Grand Final

All received points will be included in the summary table with votes, and at the end, a list of authors will be made with the final placement and the total number of points won. Based on that order, the first 15 authors from both Final 1 and Final 2 will go to the Grand Final.

Note: If the fifteenth-placed on the list has the same number of points as the sixteenth-placed on the list, the author who is the only representative of his country in the final will have the advantage.

The list of those who made it to the Grand Final will be published without the number of points won, in order to avoid predicting the results of the Grand Final and favoring certain authors, before the final distribution of votes in the Grand Final. Detailed insight into the points won in Final 1 and Final 2, the authors will have the opportunity to see on our official website the day after the announcement of the results of the Grand Final.

In the Grand Final, there will be a Eurovision voting principle for 30 authors who choose to participate. The organization of the Grand Final with a detailed insight into the voting will be announced later, after the end of Final 1 and Final 2. What is already known is that the Organizer and the permanent members of the jury will vote. All poems of the grand finalists will be translated into English, if they have not already been, and all members of the jury will be able to vote equally. Readers will continue to vote via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and their competencies will be significantly increased.
What will be a novelty in relation to Final 1 and Final 2, is that all authors who entered the final round, a total of 60 of them, will have the opportunity to participate in the selection of the winner of this season’s Mili Dueli contest. They will award points according to their own criteria beyond any suggestion of the Organizer. Therefore, many callings around the world await us … because the World chooses the winner!

When does the final round begin?

Since the epidemiological situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in my town where I work as a doctor of medicine has worsened, and therefore I am much more engaged in that field, I thank everyone for their patience. The final round will start very soon.

Organizer

Objava Mili Dueli 2020/21: Organization of the Final round (Finals)! pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.

Organizacija finalnog kruga 

Finalni krug je peti i ujedno i posljednji krug kontesta u sezoni. Učešće u finalnom krugu je obezbijedilo ukupno 60 autora. Riječ je o 60 autora koji su najreprezentativniji za ovu sezonu, nakon dvogodišnjeg praćenja istih, u kategoriji 739 autora koji su startali sezonu.

Po prvi put u našoj maloj historiji, finalni krug se sastoji iz dva dijela. U prvom dijelu, naših 60 finalista će biti raspoređeni u dva finala (Finale 1 i Finale 2) sa jednakim brojem učesnika (po 30 autora). Raspored učesnika je vršio Organizator (Nermin Delić).

Glasanje u finalnom krugu (Finale 1 i Finale 2)

1. ORGANIZATOR. U Finalu 1 i Finalu 2, Organizator glasa u tri kategorije.
   U kategoriji Generalni utisak, daje bodove 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20 i 25. Ostalih 20 autora ne dobijaju bodove. U toj kategoriji, Organizator vrednuje autore na osnovu sveukupnog nastupa na kontestu, uključujući i prethodna četiri kruga, ostvarene saradnje i njegove lične procjene, ko od autora zaslužuje da ponese titulu najboljeg na kontestu.
   U kategorijama Pjesma finala i Video-recitacija, daje bodove 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12. Ostalih 20 autora ne dobijaju bodove. U kategoriji Pjesma finala, Organizator daje bodove na osnovu suda o prikazanoj poeziji u finalu, bez naglaska na dosadašnje pjesme autora. Isključivo se vrednuje pjesma poslana za finalni krug kontesta. U kategoriji Video-recitacija, Organizator daje bodove za kreativnost autora koji su u finalnom krugu imali zadatak osmisliti audio-vizualni performans za naše čitaoce. Tom prilikom, ne vrednuje recitovanu poeziju, već način recitacije, kvalitet i umjetnost prikazanog snimka.
2. Žiri – Anđela Turukalo (MNE). Budući da je naša stalna članica žirija, Anđela Turukalo, u ovoj sezoni pokazala izvanredan angažman po pitanju doprinosa internacionalizacije kontesta, a vezano za prevođenje preko dvije stotine pjesama sa stranih na jezik srodan narodima bivše Jugoslavije (crnogorski jezik), njene ingerencije u finalu su povećane. U samom finalnom krugu, preko polovinu autora je spremala kao mentor, te se prilagođavala njihovoj svakodnevnici i ažurno prevodila pjesme, davala ideje za video-snimke i nesebično pomagala oko realizacije istih. Ona će, u Finalu 1 i Finalu 2, ocjenjivati autore u samo jednoj kategoriji: Generalni utisak. U toj kategoriji će autorima u slučaju Finala 1 i Finala 2 davati bodove: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20 i 25. Parametar za njeno ocjenjivanje će, po sugestiji Organizatora, biti prevashodno pjesma finalnog kruga, zatim video-recitacija, te objektivna procjena ko je taj koji bi mogao biti pobjednik ove sezone kontesta.
3. Žiri – Ljubica Petrović Kosor (MNE), Danja Gašpar Đokić (BiH), Enea Hotić (BiH), Lela Zjajo (GER), Milčo Misoski (MKD), Simo Golubović (SRB), Zdravko Odorčić (CRO). Riječ je o stalnim članovima žirija Milih Duela, osobama koji su najuži tim Organizatora pri organizaciji i realizaciji ovog projekta. Ove sezone su svojim ocjenama uveliko radili na dvogodišnjoj selekciji autora. U finalnom krugu, svi su bili u ulozi mentora, dakle, spremali određen broj autora u finalu. Njihova uloga je tokom prethodnih krugova bila presudna kada je izbor autora u pitanju, naročito onih iz države iz koje su dolazili. U Finalu 1 i u Finalu 2  kategorija u kojoj glasaju se zove Generalni utisak. Tom prilikom, parametar za njihovo ocjenjivanje, po sugestiji Organizatora, bit će pjesma finalnog kruga, video-recitacija, te objektivna procjena ko je taj koji bi mogao biti pobjednik ove sezone. Organizator je odobrio da oni, kao mentori mogu glasati i za autore koje su mentorisali; uz opasku da im to ne treba biti vodeća nit pri ocjenjivanju prikazane poezije u finalu. Bodove koje, svaki član, anonimno i zasebno, dodjeljuje u Finalu 1 i Finalu 2 su: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12. Ostalih 20 autora ne dobijaju bodove od njih.
4. Žiri – Sarah Isufi (ALB) i Lena Kyropoulos (GRE). Budući da se radi o stalnim članicama žirija Milih Duela koje ne razumiju jezik srodan narodima bivše Jugoslavije, zbog nedostatka prijevoda pjesama na engleski jezik balkanskih autora sa područja bivše Jugoslavije, ove dvije članice žirija će svoje bodove u Finalu 1 i Finalu 2 raspodjeljivati kroz kategoriju: Video-recitacija. Bodove koje dodjeljuju, svaka pojedinačno i anonimno su: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12. Preostalij 20 autora će ostati bez bodova. Parametar za njihovo ocjenjivanje, po sugestiji Organizatora, jeste umjetnički dojam koji ostavlja audio-vizalni performans autora. U Velikom finalu, kada sve pjesme velikih finalista budu prevedene i na engleski jezik, ove dvije stalne članice žirija će glasati u kategoriji: Generalni utisak. No, otom – potom. One će, po odluci Organizatora, moći glasati i za autore kojima su bile mentori, uz opasku Organizatora, da im to ne bi trebala biti nit vodilja pri donošenju odluka o raspodjeli bodova.
5. Čitaoci. U finalnom krugu, Čitaoci glasaju na 3 društvene platforme: Facebook, Instagram i YouTube.a) FACEBOOK. Budući da su Mili Dueli, prevashodno vezani za društvenu mrežu Facebook, tu će bodovi biti i najveći. Glasanje na Facebooku će biti vrednovano u dvije kategorije: Facebook – Likes (Lajkovi) i Facebook – Views (Pregledi). Svi video-snimci finalnih pjesama će biti postavljeni na zvaničnoj Facebook stranici Mili Dueli. Prilikom objave videa, mjerit će se sljedeći parametri: pristigli lajkovi i pristigli pregledi video-snimkova. Po pitanju Facebook-lajkova, brojat će se samo lajkovi (oznake „Sviđa mi se“ sa svim pripadajućim emotikonima) od osoba koje su zapratile našu zvaničnu Facebook stranicu Mili Dueli. Ukoliko osoba nije pratilac naše stranice, lajkovi se neće uvažavati. Stoga, budite oprezni da prilikom poziva svojih prijatelja da vam besplatno dodijele glas tako što će lajkati vaš video, napomenete da je potrebno i da lajkaju (zaprate) zvaničnu stranicu Mili Dueli na kojoj će i biti postavljeni video-snimci finalista. Organizator će nakon 14 dana glasanja, napraviti presjek pristiglih lajkova i na osnovu toga, u kategoriji Facebook-Lajkovi, dodijeliti autorima sljedeće bodove: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20 i 25. U kategoriji Facebook-Pregledi, autor će nakon 14 dana od početka Finala 1, odnosno Finala 2, napraviti presjek pristiglih pregleda video-snimka i na osnovu toga dodijeliti autorima sljedeće bodove: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12 bodova. Sugestija finalistima, kako bi ostvarili što veći broj pregleda jeste da dijele svoje video-snimke prijateljima, na grupe gdje smatraju da bi to bilo značajno.Važna napomena!: Video-snimci finalista koji iz Finala 1, odnosno Finala 2, prođu u Veliko finale, NEĆE se ponovno postavljati, već se brojanje lajkova i pregleda nastavlja i ponovo se, za 14 dana pravi presjek glasova (lajkova i pregleda) i tada se dodjeljuju bodovi.
   
   b) INSTAGRAM. Svi video-snimci će biti postavljeni i na društvenu mrežu Instagram,na zvanični Instagram profil Mili Dueli. Parametar za ocjenjivanje će biti broj pregleda i broj lajkova na video-snimku. Autorima je dozvoljeno sponzorisati svoj video u cilju ostvarenja većeg broja pregleda i lajkova. Bodovi koji će se dodjeljivati u kategoriji Instagram – Pregledi/Lajkovi su: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12.Važna napomena!: Video-snimci finalista koji iz Finala 1, odnosno Finala 2, prođu u Veliko finale se NEĆE ponovno objavljivati, već će se praviti presjek u Finalu 1, odnosno Finalu 2, od momenta objavljivanja video-snimka, pa nakon 14 dana. Poslije toga, brojanje pregleda i lajkova se nastavlja i nakon 14 narednih dana, pravi se posljednji presjek kada će biti utvrđeni i bodovi za Veliko Finale.c) YOUTUBE. Svi video-snimci će biti postavljeni i na YouTube platformu, na zvanični kanal Mili Dueli. Parametar za ocjenjivanje će biti broj pregleda na video-snimku. Autorima je dozvoljeno sponzorisati svoj video u cilju ostvarenja većeg broja pregleda. Bodovi koji će se dodjeljivati u kategoriji YouTube– Pregledi su: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12.

   Video-snimci finalista koji iz Finala 1, odnosno Finala 2, prođu u Veliko finale se NEĆE ponovno objavljivati, već će se praviti presjek u Finalu 1, odnosno Finalu 2, od momenta objavljivanja video-snimka, pa nakon 14 dana. Poslije toga, brojanje pregleda se nastavlja i nakon 14 narednih dana, pravi se posljednji presjek kada će biti utvrđeni i bodovi za Veliko Finale.

6. Autori – finalisti. Svi učesnici Finala 1 i Finala 2 će dobiti anketu sa imenima finalista iz svog finala (ako su u Finalu 1, onda će to biti spisak finalista Finala 1, a ako se nalaze u Finalu 2, dobit će spisak finalista Finala 2). Svako od njih će morati odabrati po 15 od 30 autora svog finala, za koje smatra da bi trebali proći u Veliko finale i kojima će tako svojim odabirom dodijeliti po 1 bod. Jedina opaska je da autor-finalista ne može glasati sam za sebe. Na kraju, zbrojat će se svi glasovi i autori će se bodovati po skali: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 i 12.
   
   Autori-finalisti će primiti privatnu poruku na Facebooku od strane Organizatora, prvo da glasaju u anketi za 15 najboljih finalista svog finala. Imat će 14 dana vremena za glasanje.Napomena: Ukoliko više autora ostvari isti broj glasova, prednost na bodovnoj skali će imati onaj autor koji je dobio više glasova iz različitih država. Ukoliko i tu budu ujednačeni, prednost ima onaj autor koji je dobio više glasova od svojoj zemlji nesusjednih zemalja.

O načinu sabiranja bodova i prolasku u Veliko finale

Svi pristigli bodovi će biti uvršteni u zbirnu tablicu sa glasovima, te će se na kraju sačiniti lista autora sa konačnim plasmanom i ukupnim brojem osvojenih bodova. Na osnovu tog redoslijeda, prvih 15 autora i iz Finala 1 i iz Finala 2 će proći u Veliko finale. Ukoliko petnaestoplasirani na listi bude imao isti broj bodova kao i šesnaestoplasirani na listi, prednost će imati onaj autor koji je jedini predstavnik svoje zemlje u finalu Mili Dueli.

Lista onih koji su prošli u Veliko finale će biti objavljena bez broja osvojenih bodova, kako bi se izbjeglo predviđanje rezultata Velikog finala i favoriziranja određenih autora, prije konačne raspodjele glasova u Velikom finalu. Detaljan uvid u osvojene bodove u Finalu 1 i Finalu 2, autori će imati priliku vidjeti na našoj oficijalnoj web-stranici dan nakon objave rezultata Velikog finala.

U Velikom finalu će biti evrovizijski princip glasanja za 30 autora koji izbore učešće. Organizacija Velikog finala sa detaljnim uvidom u glasanje će biti objavljena naknadno, po završetku Finala 1 i Finala 2. Ono što je općepoznato, jeste da će glasati Organizator, te stalni članovi žirija. Sve pjesme velikih finalista će biti prevedene na engleski jezik, ukoliko do sada nisu, te će biti omogućeno ravnomjerno glasanje svih stalnih članova žirija.
Čitaoci će nastaviti glasati putem Facebook-a, Instagram-a i YouTube-a, a njihove ingerencije će biti znanto povećane.
Ono što će biti novitet u odnosu na Finale 1 i Finale 2, jeste to što će svi autori koji su ušli u finalni krug, ukupno njih 60, imati priliku da i u Velikom finalu, sudjeluju u odabiru pobjednika ove sezone Mili Dueli kontesta. Oni će dodjeljivati bodove po vlastitim kriterijima van bilo kakve sugestije Organizatora. Stoga, očekuju nas brojna uključenja širom svijeta… jer Svijet bira pobjednika!

Kad počinje finalni krug?

Budući da je epidemiološka situacija izazvana COVID-19 pandemijom u mome gradu gdje radim kao doktor medicine pogoršana, te samim tim sam puno više angažovan na tom polju, zahvaljujem se svima na strpljenju. Finalni krug će startati vrlo brzo, počevši već od danas sa ovom objavom.

Organizator

Objava Mili Dueli 2020/21: Organizacija finalnog kruga (finala)! pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.

More about organization of the Semi-Final round (4th Round):

Mili Dueli 2020: Organization Of The Fourth Round

Objava Mili Dueli 2020/21: Poezija afričkih autora (Polufinale) pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.

The contest is traditionally composed of 5 elimination rounds. In each round, the number of authors decreases, and in the last, Fifth round, the winner is decided by a voting system based on the Eurovision Song Contest scoring system. The main responsible person of the contest is Nermin Delić, the idea creator and organizer of the contest. For 8 years in a row, Mili Dueli have been gathering authors and spreading the influence of poetry in everyday life.

Nermin Delić

Briefly about the First Round: The selection of all received applications (739) was performed by Nermin Delić. The organizer selected 476 authors for presentation in the Second Round.

Briefly about the Second Round: After the selection in the First Round by the organizer of the contest, Nermin Delić, 476 authors were selected and presented in the Second Round. In the Second Round, the authors are classified in 12 duels, according to the countries they come from. Due to the number of participants, Bosnia and Herzegovina had 2 duels (DUEL 1, DUEL 2), and Serbia 3 (DUEL 3, DUEL 4, DUEL 5). Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bulgaria had one duel each (DUEL 6, DUEL 7, DUEL 8, DUEL 9). Due to the small number of participants, authors from Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Romania and Slovenia were presented in one duel (DUEL 10). Poets with Balkan roots, but with current residence outside the Balkans, are grouped together in one duel (DUEL 11). In the end, all authors coming from non-Balkan countries are grouped into one duel (DUEL 12).

The beginning of the presentation of the duel on the official Facebook profile of Mili Dueli was on July 12, 2020. Duels are presented in order, every 2-3 or 4 days according to the scope of the duel. For the first 15 days from the presentation of the duel, the followers of Mili Dueli were able to vote in the comments by entering the author’s number below the picture where her/his poem is presented. In addition to the readers, the members of the jury, composed of 12 renowned and important for Mili Duel artists from the Balkans, also voted. They selected 90% of the authors to pass to the Third Round. The other 10% is intended for the votes of the readers, for those who were not selected by the jury, and who have the great support of their friends and companions Mili Dueli.

Briefly about the Third Round: In the third round, the selection of the best authors continued and only the TOP 100 best authors had the opportunity to continue.

Briefly about the Fourth Round: The fourth round is brought by the TOP 50 best authors who pass to the final, fifth round. It is composed of a total of 16 duels.

You can see more about the Fourth Round (how it is voted, how it is organized) here:

Mili Dueli 2020: Organization Of The Fourth Round

FOURTH ROUND (SEMI-FINALS)

RESULTS

First of all, an important announcement … In the fourth round, we were looking for the 50 best authors according to the procedure established by the organization of the competition. Looking at the results, as the Organizer, I realized that in certain duels, the authors were much more dominant, and that surely many more authors deserved to pass, at least according to the presentation in the semifinals. For that purpose, I decided that the number of authors who go directly further should be 36, and that a total of 34 authors should fight for the remaining 14 places. All those authors who did not go directly further will equally send the poem for the finals, but only 14 of them will be presented, based on the quality of the submitted poem and the accompanying video material that traditionally adorns our Finals. More about everything, certainly below …

DUEL 13 –  AFRICA

WHAT’S NEXT? (PREPARATION FOR THE FINALS)

DARK BLUE. Authors who entered the TOP 50 directly! These authors are officially the finalists of this season, therefore, participants in the last round of Mili DuelI 2020/21. From this moment on, they need to contact their mentors and start preparing the poem for the Finals. All details related to the preparation and sending of the poem for the Finals will be received in a private message in the inbox. Please be patient!

LIGHT BLUE. – Authors who has chance to participate in the finals, the last round of Mili Duels 2020/21. These are authors who did not go directly to the final round, but due to the fantastic performance in the semifinals, the Organizer decided to give a new opportunity to promote their poetry. There are a total of 34 of them in such a situation, and 14 of them will be participants in the Finals. The decision will be made by the Organizer based on their application for the Finals. From this point on, they can also contact their mentors and start preparing a poem for the Finals.

TOP 100 – Authors who remained in the TOP 100 and did not make it to the Mili Dueli 2020 Finals. Their contribution to the spread of the project and poetry will be rewarded by receiving electronic recognition for their participation as they represented their countries in a bright light (TOP 100 from 739 registered !!!), and will accordingly receive recognition for the intercultural dialogue of the Balkan countries and the countries of the world in which they participated.

All the presented poems will be represented in a electronic collection which, apparently, will have its own printed edition (summer, 2021), when MILI DUELI BALKAN TOUR awaits us. More on that soon!

Also, all authors who are 2000 or younger will be presented at the MILI DUEL JUNIOR ONLINE POETRY CONTEST which will start a few days after the end of the eighth season of Mili Duels 2020 – Online Balkan Poetry Contest!

JURY COMMENTS

Organizer: NERMIN DELIĆ

Dear friends,

First of all, thank you for showing the greatest sense of loyalty to the whole project this season. The Corona-year prolonged the contest itself, and at the same time some of my private achievements happened (I finished university and started working), so the time spent on the project was reduced to a certain extent. Either way, our play through poetry continued, and so in these wonderful summer days we had the opportunity to read the 100 most representative authors we had so carefully selected.

In this, the fourth and at the same time penultimate round, we had the opportunity to enjoy the poetry of all Balkan countries, but also many countries around the world. Somewhere it turned out to be good that there was longer voting time than in previous seasons. Looking at the number of views of all the semi-final poems, with 328,492 views on Facebook, my mission was already fulfilled. Looking at the countries that read us, I could not stop, if I started to list … Almost 330,000 times we entered the everyday life of people on social media with poetry… I noticed at the beginning that there were two camps among the authors; one who enthusiastically welcomed the publication of their poem and those who did not promote their poetry even to their friends. The former shared the same with their friends, because for the first time, somewhere in our region, people can vote for poetry; for the first time it was important to point out that you have passed the selection of 739 authors and you are one step closer to the end, exclusively with your poetry. Because this was not an invitation to like the conquest of handbags, irons, shelves, etc., this was an invitation to the world of poetry in which each of these 100 great authors lives!. But probably everyone had their reasons for being one and not the other, and from that point of view it certainly can’t be a complaint. I rewarded some of the poems, even though they had poor readability, because they are masterful in themselves!

Just led by a mass of people who wrote me every day who they were voting for, shared your poems so beautifully and decorated their Facebook walls, I didn’t want to conflict my opinion with the opinion of the masses. But points always say it all. So in this case. I started to comment and went in order, all in order to write as good and clear comments as possible, WHY such points. But then I finally realized that in most cases the same mistake, the same comment, was written only in different words.

Therefore, I decided to point out in general the following …

When submitting a poem, to any contest, anywhere, even where you are already sure that the poem will be published, awarded, or generally given some recognition, please take note of the following:

1. LITERACY. There were so many mistakes that turned me away from some nice emotions I felt while reading your poems. If you’re a writer, that doesn’t mean you have to be computer-wise and orthographically perfect, but if you’re sending a poem somewhere, to someone, let it be viewed with other eyes as well; maybe someone who knows maybe less than you will know something more about certain things. It is this item that is crucial in depriving the spirit of amateurism that a writer can carry within himself. Four-dot in poems, spaces several times, unnecessary punctuation marks in the wrong places; all of which violates the RHYTHM and AESTHETIC VALUES and, ultimately, the GENERAL IMPRESSION of the poem. If you make me take a break in the wrong place with a comma, that thread that runs the poem will break, and I will remain confused. I have to admit that these mistakes were greatly reduced, as a team of mentors worked with the authors, but there were authors who submitted their poems without a mentor and where such mistakes were noticed.
2. WORK WITH A MENTOR. This item may be crucial, as it involves collaboration on the selection and / or correction of a semi-final poem. It’s not just a conversation about a poem, it’s a conversation of two cultures, often two peoples, and you were representatives of your own. The basis of any peace is acquaintance, cooperation and compromise.
   We did not take it as evil if an author, in the words of his mentor, still insisted on being “according to him”, but it is a completely wrong form not to respect the form of the contest that requires cooperation, therefore, not to contact his mentor at all, not to greet him.
   My impression is certainly complemented by the opinion of my colleagues, members of the jury, and your mentors, and in this regard we are looking for a person who will be a part of us in the next season of the contest.
3. OPINION OF READERS / YOUR FRIENDS. We should never primarily be guided by the number of likes and reviews that one author has achieved on the social network, because then the competition part would mean a struggle for numbers, and not for the quality of the poem. However, I am of the opinion that on this occasion as well, through the number of votes cast, you showed two things; first – how much you actually care about going through; the second – how much support you can actually collect for your poetry. I note that for the first time it is a vote for poetry, where free votes decide who will be the winner. In this regard, I rewarded all the authors who heartily presented their poem.
4. POETIC VALUE OF THE TEXT. Many of the texts in the verse that are sent are often not clarified as poetry, so it was necessary to point out to the authors what is poetic and what is not in their poems. Judging subjectively, the original metaphors and comparisons are something I admired the most, because they impress the most. The most common example I give to everyone is this: if it was written IT WAS COLD it has less poetic value than IT WAS ICE, where in the same sense, a metaphor is introduced. If someone writes IT WAS WHITE LIKE SNOW, which is expected, clichéd and outdated, it will certainly be less impressive than IT WAS WHITE LIKE A NEEDLE HOUSE.
   When it comes to rhyming poems, rhymes should not be surpassed and expected. Here, too, the use of new poetic words and their skillfully found rhymes was appreciated. Of course, no one should invent hot water, but every step out of everyday life was considered a success.
5. AESTHETIC VALUE OF THE TEXT. Applications submitted for the semifinals were to be complete. Any answer to the questions related to the biography and the general impression of the author about the contest was evaluated. Also, the poem itself was supposed to be completely computer-correct. It is extremely unnecessary to point out grammatical / spelling mistakes to someone in this round of the competition, because every such mistake is a sign of the author’s lack of dedication to the text and work with a mentor.
6. GENERAL IMPRESSION. The authors have sent poems in the previous three rounds, too. It is also, a significant factor that influenced the distribution of my points.

Opinions from other Jury members:

Their mentor, Anđela Turukalo said:

“Haeven Kidane… The form of the poem is not present at all. Poem this long deserves a bit of space and a break, just to catch breath. Since it’s the poem which speaks from two different angles, I do believe that at least those two could be ‘separated’ in a way- so it’s completely clear. There’s no distinct border between two parts of the poem. There are some strong and vivid moments- and that deserves a praise. Idea of the poem is good, the subject is interesting. Yet, untidiness and disorderliness completely prevailed everything else.

Kenneth Cheruiyot… This poetic miniature is lovely. It’s short, precise, strong enough; it has an emotion which transfers to the reader easily. Motifs in the poem are striking. I love it.

Raphael Tersuwe Akaayar… This poem is very emotional. The very start is quite striking and memorable. Then goes the explanation part, which is quite descriptive. It’s also very necessary here. The ending: gives me chills. I’m quite happy with this one.

Okorie Chukwukamma… This poem really screams it’s own title. I like the energy of it, it’s strong and fast and playful. Yet, the subject itself is weaker than some of the poems in this group. The message is weaker. The poem is well done and I like it, but it’s not among the best ones here.

Johan Chanda… The problem of this poem is the shape of it, it lacks the rhythm and the melody, it’s somewhat cluttered. Yet, the thought process here is what’s interesting. Some parts of it are simply pale ( like: “If I die young know the stress was my companion, depression was my umbrella and anxiety my shadow”- this could be written in far more interesting way). But, the other motives and the other ideas here are far more poetic and likeable. So, I believe this writer has a lot of work to do: but it’s all just “physical” matter. The emotion is there, the uniqueness is there.”

Lena Kyropoulos from Greece said: “Μr Kidane really touched deeply my heart by his emotional words… During the reading  time, I thought a hot knife invade my skin and my memories from my childhood… Gave me also a big lesson. I really feel blessed that I have read this poem… and no matter the result of the contest will be I would like to know him personally and to take an interview!!!.”

You can read poems by African authors here:

Mili Dueli 2020/21: Poezija afričkih autora (Polufinale)

MILI DUELI 

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Objava MILI DUELI 2020/21: Semi-final results – DUEL 13 – Africa pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.