Snapshot: Poetry Challenge #KasugaPoem

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Snapshot: Poetry Challenge #KasugaPoem

Poetry Northwest approached Instagramers Seattle and We Are Juxt earlier this year with an idea – So, we are collaborating for the rest of the year on a simple contest:  To see how people respond to poems visually.  Monthly, we post a poem and you have roughly thirty days to respond to it by making an image with your mobile device.  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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Some deer move redly from out of the shadows,
stretch greenly down their neck vertebrae
between their front hooves
to lip the blades.

Those lines come from Sierra Nelson’s poem “Postcard Photo: Garden of Kasuga Shrine,” our September mobile photography + poetry challenge.  Read the poem in its entirety via the link above.  What does it look like to you?  We want to see it.

Challenge Rules

From September 1 – September 30 we challenge you to respond to “Postcard Photo: Garden of Kasuga Shrine” however you see fit. Any element of the poem is up for interpretation. Here are the particulars:

Instagram: #KasugaPoem

Post a photo to Instagram and tag it with #KasugaPoem 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 September
3. 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 #KasugaPoem submissions!