Welcome to the website from Hiram Larew,
PoetryXHunger Initiative Founder:

World Food Day 2020 Poetry Competition

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, North America Liaison Office has announced 2020 World Food Day Poetry Competition.

NOW MORE THAN EVER

 PoetryXHunger Initiative calls on poets to write about the rising concern over food insecurity locally, regionally, nationally and globally.

You can help children who rely on school meals now 

Due to COVID-19, a lot of children in need across the United States are not receiving school meals. You can help change that by donating in your communities or support NO KID HUNGRY, an organization that fights child hunger in America. 

Latest Updates

Featured Poem

A poem "Pitch In" by Ladi Di was entered in the World Food Day Competition 2018. A collection of her work is housed at George Washington University's Gelman Library.

Latest News

Check out our latest news HERE.

We will now be also featuring poems in Spanish! Poet Maritza Rivera translated one of her poems into Spanish. Enjoy it HERE.

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HERE you can find the latest updates on what you can do to get involved in the fight against hunger.

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“Rising hunger and widespread prevalence of food insecurity globally call out for our urgent intervention.  Poetry is language at its most distilled and strongest, and thus ideal to inspire empathy and action in the fight against hunger.”  
Vimlendra Sharan, Director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s North America Office

This video clip is of Aaron R of Arlington, VA presenting an excerpt of his poem, "Hunger Pains," which won First Place in the 2018 World Food Day Poetry Competition.  
About the Initiative

Thank you to the Maryland State Arts Council!
This is a creative space for Poetry X Hunger. Supported by the Maryland State Arts Council, the project aims to bring poets from Maryland and beyond to showcase their work.
Poetry X Hunger is an informal initiative focused on intentionally rousing poets to the cause of preventing and eliminating hunger.  The overall approach is to augment the traditionally cited, tragic hunger statistics with heartfelt, powerful poetry as an innovative way of reaching the public.  Begun a year ago, Poetry X Hunger recently implemented the 2018 World Food Day Poetry Competition which was sponsored by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. Adult poets from across the Greater Washington DC area participated.  

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We are looking for your feedback and hope to hear how we can further develop this home page!
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