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Signing off for some much-needed rest πŸ˜΄πŸ’€ but keeping the spirit of poetry alive! Thank you to everyone who read, posted, shared, and engaged with poetry this August! We’ll see you same time next year for the next #SealeyChallenge!
So thrilled to announce this year's #sealeychallenge BINGO winners!! Instagram winners: @emilystrange123 @l_x_cohen @aefoxx @mixedreader @dianalogbooks @mnkraft @mchristinebd @thatmompoet Twitter/X winner: MaestroMarvel Facebook winners: Patricia
Congratulations on a spectacular summer of reading poetry—we'd love to send you a golden sealey AND a set of 4 gorgeous Sealey Challenge postcards to commemorate your achievement! Please fill out the form in the link below and we'll ship them y
Remember our amazing #SealeyChallenge giveaway stacks? The moment is here! TOMORROW, we select the BINGO winners! Snap a pic, tag us, and use the hashtag #SealeyChallenge for your chance to win these fabulous giveaways—just be sure to submit yo
Congratulations on a spectacular summer of reading poetry—we'd love to send you a golden sealey AND a set of 4 gorgeous Sealey Challenge postcards to commemorate your achievement! Please fill out the form in the link below and we'll ship them y
You did it! Cheers to a wonderful month of reading poetry! Don’t forget to claim your golden sealies + #SealeyChallenge postcards for a job well done! (Psst perfection isn't a requirement to earn a sealie) https://forms.gle/KZN3GWN8D5w1uWLP9
What books did you read this year for the #SealeyChallenge? We’d love to see your shelfies!
As the #SealeyChallenge draws to a close, we're curious: why do you read poetry?
Every poem is an action. Every action is political. Every poem is political. —Solmas Sharif Postcard designed by Tucson artist Allison Miller • alleycatmurals.org
August is about to draw to a close, and our final #TuesdayTip is this: return to these books again and again. Which books of poetry have you (or do you plan to) come back to over and over—and what made them so special? #sealeychallenge #poet
AA final happy hour read-along to celebrate the (almost!) end of this year's #SealeyChallange!! Tucson locals, please join us this Wednesday at the Tucson Hop Shop 🍻 August 28 from 4:00-6:00 pm at 3230 N. Dodge Blvd.
 

voices from the community

β€œEvery year, The Sealey Challenge comes along to make sure we don’t lose sight of the value of verse, the importance of poetics.” 

- Chris M. Arnone, Bookriot
15 poetry books for the upcoming Sealey Challenge
 
 

β€œ[The Sealey Challenge] helped me articulate the ways I want to generate inspiration rather that hunt it...” 

- Safia Elhillo, Catapult 
the way into the poem is the decision to write the poem

β€œ31 books of poetry in 31 days. I’ve gone around the world and back.” 

- Heidi Seaborn, poet