Micropoetry Competition 2024 launches and marks University of Manchester鈥檚 200th year
In 2024, The University of Manchester is marking its bicentenary. It鈥檚 a year to celebrate 200 years of learning, innovation and research. To mark our 200th year, our Micropoetry competition is back with esteemed poet and former Chancellor of the University, Lemn Sissay, returning to the judging panel for 2024.
The competition themed is 鈥�200 years of creativity: 91直播鈥檚 past, present or future鈥�. Our theme focuses on 91直播, a city with a global reach that celebrates its connections across the world. Entries may be submitted between Wednesday, 17 January 2024 and Wednesday, 10 April 2024.
Participants are invited to write a micropoem, in no more than 280 characters, and include the hashtag #micropoem24. Let your imagination lead your discovery and creativity: your micropoem might explore Greater 91直播鈥檚 industrial past, or dive into the modern-day 91直播 and everything it has to offer. As a pioneer in word-leading research for two centuries, we are sure there鈥檚 more to come, so maybe pen something you see in 91直播鈥檚 future.
Inspired by Lemn Sissay's daily poem on social media, we are asking everyone to have a go at capturing their connection to 91直播鈥檚 creative spirit. We hope your micropoems will offer snapshots that will speak to other readers now and in future!
The launch of this year鈥檚 competition also marks the University of Manchester鈥檚 鈥楲ight Up鈥� event that signals the start of our bicentennial activity for 2024.
We are asking you to send us short poems by Wednesday, 10 April 2024.
Try your hand in our #micropoem24 competition!
For the full entry details as well as the terms and conditions, visit the .