🍂🌸☀️❄️ for our next anthology in The Art of Poetry Community on Skool! This month’s theme: SEASONS Each participating poet will receive 📸 4 images 🖋️ and will write 4 poems — one inspired by each image. This anthology is about transformation. The seasons outside us. The seasons within us. The winters we survived. The springs we almost gave up on. 💰 Entry Fee: $20.00 📅 All poems must be submitted by June 11th https://cash.app/$artofpoetry2026 https://buy.stripe.com/14A9AS6X97mUasBfR80Jq05 This series has already become something special. Writers from all over the world. Different voices. Different stories. One book filled with moments that refuse to stay silent. If you want to be part of the next anthology, now is the time. Comment below or send me a message to register. 🍁 — Jason Strickland

Okay so this is the final list for Where Our Voices Rise. If you want you can start emailing your 4 poems to [email protected] @Kimberly Virga @James Humecky @Cynthia Keffer @Faiza Writes @Zane Dowling @Amy Lynn @Michael Teferi @Azrael Writes @Eva Savicki @May D Tolbert @Dena Lopez @Jason Strickland @Alice Scheiber @Kaspar Englund @Michelle Peterson @Delleeesa Harris @Nikki J

Did you know… William Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words we still use today? Words like: “Lonely” “Bedroom” “Break the ice” Yeah… he was basically the original content creator 😏 Now your turn: Drop a word you love… or make one up. Let’s see what kind of language this community creates.

We’re building something real… not just another book but a collection of voices that actually mean something. Right now, we’re almost there we just need 10 more poets to lock this in. If you’ve been sitting on a poem… waiting for the “right time”… This is it. Submission Details: 📩 Send your 4 poems to: [email protected] 💵 Entry Fee: $20 Secure your spot: 💰 CashApp: https://cash.app/$artofpoetry2026 💳 Stripe: https://buy.stripe.com/14A9AS6X97mUasBfR80Jq05

For those that have paid and sent back their agreement, you can submit your 4 poems to [email protected]. https://cash.app/$artofpoetry2026 https://buy.stripe.com/9B6cN41CPfTqeIRawO0Jq0b Deadline is 4/26/2026 So far the members that have paid and signed up for the anthology are: @Kimberly Virga @Cynthia Keffer @Faiza Writes @Zane Dowling @Amy Lynn @Michael Teferi @Dena Lopez @May D Tolbert @Delleeesa Harris Still need: Some of you have talked to me about having to wait till you get paid @Michelle Peterson. @Danielle Darrington. @Kaspar Englund. All those who still need to pay or make an arrangement are @Danielle Darrington and @Andrea Place and @Jennifer Easlon and @Nikki J i Please let me know if I'm missing anyone @James Humecky @Andrea Place @Azrael Writes @Jennifer Easlon