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Poetry Jam 2024

Thursday, November 21
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BYU Museum of Art

Hear original poetry by BYU students responding to works in the exhibition Crossing the Divide at our next Poetry Jam! There is a long tradition of writers and poets responding to art and we are excited to gather for a live ekphrastic evening. Refreshments will be served.

Submit Your Poem:

All BYU students are invited to submit original poems responding to ANY work in Crossing the Divide. Poems will be reviewed by our jury and their authors will be invited to read or recite their work at the event.

Submissions due by 11:59 PM on Monday, November 4, 2024
Acceptances will be sent on Monday, November 11, 2024
Please send submissions to kitsa_oteo@byu.edu with the following information:

  • Name
  • Major/Minor
  • Graduation Date
  • Artwork and Artist that Inspired your Poem
  • Title of Poem
  • Complete Coem
  • If selected, will you be available to do a live reading of your poem on November 21, 2024?