Theme: Relationships, Intimacy, Belonging, and Distance
May explores the complexities of human connection — how we attach, drift apart, and long to be understood.
These poems examine the emotional space between people: what is spoken, what remains unsaid, and what lives quietly beneath our relationships. Your chapbook will explore intimacy, vulnerability, belonging, and the tension between closeness and distance.
Connection is constantly shifting. If you wait too long to write about it, the emotional truth fades. This challenge encourages poets to capture the feeling while it is still alive — before memory reshapes it.
By the end of May, your poems will illuminate the many dimensions of relationships — with others and with yourself.
Participants can choose between:
Challenge-Only Package
For poets who want structured prompts and guidance while managing their own publication.
Full Publication Package
For poets who want to focus on writing while our team professionally formats, designs, and publishes their completed chapbook.
Both options provide prompts and guidance to help you write 20–30 poems during the month.