Random Acts of Poetry Day
Grab some chalk or a megaphone and get ready to share your poetry with the whole entire world, guerilla-style, on Random Acts of Poetry Day.
Inspire creative communities and literary brands to sponsor grassroots poetry moments that celebrate authentic self-expression and cultural engagement.
- Share your poem on the street: challenge followers to post their guerrilla poetry with branded chalk or markers
- Behind-the-scenes of poets preparing their work—humanize the creative process
- Partner with local bookstores or coffee shops to host pop-up poetry readings
- User-generated poetry content campaign: #RandomActsOfPoetry featuring customer submissions
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
Every year on the first Wednesday of October, a type and class of people emerge from their shuttered libraries and steam-filled coffee shops. In hand, they carry chalk and pen, page and dream, and head out into the wild lands of the mundane and banal to spread their hearts blood on the blank page that is the modern world. Who are these intrepid souls? Poets of every stripe, every background, every heritage heading out into the world to ensure that we all have, for just a moment, a poetic and spiritual day.