Snapshot: Poetry Challenge #PoetrySnapshot

by | Aug 1, 2013 | Stories

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Poetry Northwest approached Instagramers Seattle and We Are Juxt to see how people would respond to poems visually and are working together for the rest of the year on a simple contest: monthly we post a poem and you have roughly thirty days to respond to it visually. At the end of the month we pick our favorite snapshot and the winner receives a year long subscription to Poetry Northwest.

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You’d catch yourself
in a certain light, wrapped in the corner
canting your own name, a pale hero
in a slim chronicle of madness.

Those lines come from Heather Altfeld’s poem “Snapshot” part of our August mobile photography + poetry challenge. What does it look like to you? We want to see it.

Challenge Rules

From August 1 to August 31  we challenge you to respond to “Snapshot” however you see fit.  Any element of the poem is up for interpretation.  Here are the particulars:Instagram: #PoetrySnapshot1. Post a photo to Instagram and tag it with #PoetrySnapshot and #ponwphoto in order to be considered

1. Poetry Northwest, Instagramers Seattle & JUXT will pick the winner who will receive a year long subscription (2 issues) to Poetry Northwest
2. Submit as often as you like in the month of August
3. Any photos posted after the close of the challenge will not be considered
4. Poetry Northwest and Instagramers Seattle & JUXT reserve the right to flag or disqualify any photo deemed inappropriate
5. By participating, you understand that Poetry Northwest, Instagramers Seattle, & JUXT may reproduce and display your photo at future events and you will be notified in advance if we intend to do so

We are excited to see what you see in your #PoetrySnapshot