About the Initiative
Thank you to the Maryland State Arts Council!
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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. |
“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
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This video clip is of Aaron R of Arlington, VA presenting an excerpt of his poem, "Hunger Pains," which won First Place in the 2019 World Food Day Poetry Competition.
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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,
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