👋🏾Heyy Poets! 2026 is the year of the poet, and we are currently organizing Yecheilyah's Annual Poetry Contest, which I founded in 2017 to uplift poets and preserve diverse storytelling through poetry. This year, we’re inviting a few community-aligned partners to support the contest through sponsorships. If you're interested, we currently have 3 tiers available: - The Griot's Circle 🪶 - The Scribe's Table ✍️🏾 - The Laureate's Crown 👑 The descriptions of each level and the benefits associated with them are listed on the website, and you are the first to see them! Please click on the link below to review them. This news will be released soon, but I wanted to notify this community first! 🙌🏾 https://www.yecheilyahsannualpoetrycontest.org/sponsorships The contest starts in April, and the date of the official kickoff, this year's theme, how YOU can participate, prize list, and more will be announced! 🎉Thank you so much, and we are excited about hearing YOUR voice in Season 8! 🎊

We’re proud to announce that the first two graduates of the Poetry Business Institute have officially received their PBI Certificates of Achievement. Please join us in congratulating: 🎉 @metaScreenPlays aka Ric Connor 🎉 @SunnyTaira Wyatt Their completion of Track 1 represents more than finishing coursework. It reflects: - Commitment to growth - Willingness to do the work - Dedication to documenting their process - Intentional steps toward building a sustainable poetry career 📚 A Reminder to the Community Track 1 was designed to help poets: - Build a clear foundation - Develop confidence through structure - Document their journey authentically - Create content that attracts followers and builds supporters If you haven’t started the course yet, this is your sign to begin. If you’ve already started, this is your encouragement to continue. 🎓 Next Graduation: March 25th We encourage everyone who is currently enrolled to: - Keep moving through the modules - Ask questions when you need clarity - Document your progress in your own voice - Set your intention to graduate in March Track 2 begins March 30th, and Track 1 graduation is the best way to prepare yourself. Let’s continue building this Institution together—one committed poet at a time. Congratulations again to Ric and Sunny. We’re excited to see who’s next. 👏🏽

One line I always tell myself is: “𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒈 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒈.” Yet, sometimes the most difficult thing is persuading your own heart to accept the very logic you choose to live by. —Ro Hefzu #reality #truth #motivation

We all know it: a true connection is more valuable than any wealth or fame. It’s what brings lasting happiness. So why do we keep chasing the worldly, while neglecting the soulful? The path forward is together. Let's live together. Let's climb the mountain together. —Ro Hefzu #motivation #reality #truth

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. This is Ro Hefzu, one of the Rohingya minority who faced the brutal genocide, racism, discrimination, and massacre perpetrated by our government in Myanmar. I am currently staying in Bangladesh Refugee Camp and m an undergraduate student at University of the People, pursuing my bachelor degree with Business Administration. I'm a Rohingya young poet— fighting for the rights of my persecuted minority Rohingya and others Palestinians with my pen in the realms of poetry. Poetry, to me, is not just an art form but a mirror reflecting the struggles, hopes, and dreams of humanity. Poetry is the alchemy of the quicksilver pulse of emotions, the trembling breath of love, echoes lingering between hearts, and a shadow-stitched tapestry of the soul. —Ro Hefzu