Poem in Your Pocket Day 2027
Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 22, 2027
Held in the last two weeks of National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions.
On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem.
This annual initiative is organized by the Academy of American Poets, celebrated with a free downloadable PDF booklet containing contemporary American and – since the League joined forces in 2016 – Canadian poetry to share.
For your French pocket poem needs, check out the booklet created by La poésie partout for La Journée du poème à porter.
Submit to the 2027 Poem in Your Pocket Day Collection
We invite poets to submit a poem to be part of the 2027 PIYP collection!
Eligibility and Submission Guidelines
- The poem must be previously unpublished
- The poem must be under 40 lines long
- The poem must be appropriate for all ages
- The poem can be in English or French
- It is free to submit for League of Canadian Poet members
- Non-members may submit for a $5.00 submission fee
- There is a limit of one submission per poet
The League's poetry contests and prizes are intended to recognize the talent, voice, and originality of poetry created by Canadian poets. As such, poems written in whole or in part by generative AI are ineligible.
Entries that do not follow the eligibility and submission guidelines will be disqualified, and no refunds on submission funds will be issued.
The 2027 National Poetry Month theme is HOME so we especially welcome poems that centre the theme! However, all poems that meet the submissions guidelines above, regardless of theme, are eligible.
Selected poems will be published in the 2027 Poem in your Pocket Day collection and published on Poets.ca.
Selected poets will receive a $300 prize.