It's not late to participate! CSVANW is holding a TDVAM Poetry Challenge for our young relatives on Instagram and Facebook.
8 writing prompts are provided and shared throughout the month of February. Using the writing prompts, write a short poem or a Haiku (hokku) [a Haiku (hokku) is a Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time], and post your poem to your Instagram or Facebook account using #csvanwYouth #1Thing and be sure to tag the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (@csvanw). Follow CSVANW for more information and reposts of your poem on Instagram and Facebook.
TDVAM Poetry Challenge Guidelines:
- Youth must post a short poem or a Haiku (hokku) and use the #csvanwYouth, #1Thing hashtags and tag CSVANW.
- Open to Native youth between 13 – 22 years old.
- Prizes will be awarded. More information coming soon.
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NOTE: please note a trigger warning (TW) in your poem, if the content in your poem contains information and discussions of domestic violence, death and dying, mental health crisis, and sexual abuse, which some readers may find triggering.
