Welcome to the website from Hiram Larew,
PoetryXHunger Initiative Founder:
World Food Day 2020 Poetry Competition Results
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, North America Liaison Office has announced the results of 2020 World Food Day Poetry Competition.
Hunger Emigration
This 5-minute very moving video produced by and used with permission of Irish songwriter, Laura Mulcahy, looks back at hunger-caused emigration during The Great Hunger in Ireland (1845-1849) as a preview of similarly motivated emigration today. Here's the link to the video.
This 5-minute very moving video produced by and used with permission of Irish songwriter, Laura Mulcahy, looks back at hunger-caused emigration during The Great Hunger in Ireland (1845-1849) as a preview of similarly motivated emigration today. Here's the link to the video.
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 PoemA 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.
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ActionsHERE 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
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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 2018 World Food Day Poetry Competition.
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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. |
Get in touch
We are looking for your feedback and hope to hear how we can further develop this home page!
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