His Highness congratulated the 12 winners, wishing them a prosperous path towards creativity and writing.
His Highness announced sponsoring and supporting the award to continue over the coming years, calling on poets to keep on writing poems, as the expenses of printing, publishing, and distribution will be covered by Sharjah.
His Highness the Ruler honoured the winning poets, after which each recited his winning poem.
The ceremony was attended by: Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Owais, Chairman of the Department of Culture; Mohammed Obaid Al Zaabi, Head of the Sharjah Protocol Department; and Ali Al Marri, Head of Dr Sultan Al Qasimi Centre.