Welcome to the website from Hiram Larew,
Poetry X Hunger Initiative Founder:

Cover Artwork by Diane Wilbon Parks

~ A NEW PUBLICATION from Poetry X Hunger ~

Poets Speak Back to Hunger: 
An e-Collection of Poems from Around the World 

Release of a First-Ever Collection of Hunger-Focused Poems
*  This easy-to-use handbook of 30+ poems and recordings also includes writing prompts and links for donating to the anti-hunger cause.
* The e-book is FREE and you may use all poems and the cover artwork.  Be sure to clearly attribute the work to the poet or artist.   
* Thanks to those who have already sent in comments (see below) to co-Editors Hiram Larew and Aaron R.  Send yours to PoetryXHunger@gmail.com.

As a contributor on the website and one who tries to help where I live, I'm moved by the poetic variety of describing this universal scourge. Of all the metaphoric hungers we speak of in daily life, the actual fact of[real hunger] is unfathomable in our time. Yet, these poets speak truth.   
-          Lynn Axelrod, Poet, California, USA
​HERE is the e-Collection: Poets Speak Back to Hunger
The e-Collection is Free!  Feel free to donate to The Capital Area Food Bank at 
https://give.capitalareafoodbank.org/campaign/capital-area-food-bank-virtual-food-drive/c295762
Here's to Poetry that Speaks Back to Hunger!
Co-Editors Hiram Larew and Aaron R

A Film about the Irish Famine -- This full-length 1996 film provides an excellent overview of the causes and impacts of An Gorta Mór -- The Great Hunger -- that occurred from 1845-49: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DK-GoVkRjw ​

NOW MORE THAN EVER

 PoetryXHunger Initiative called 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.

Actions

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

“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.  

Get in touch ​​

We are looking for your feedback and hope to hear how we can further develop this home page!
Prince George's County,
​ Maryland
poetryxhunger@gmail.com
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