Lemn Sissay OBE to judge University's 2025 Micropoetry Competition
Esteemed poet and former Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Lemn Sissay OBE, has been unveiled as a returning judge for the 2025 edition of the annual Micropoetry competition.
As the honorary chair of creative writing, Lemn will joined by fellow judges John McAuliffe, Professor of Poetry at The University of Manchester and Manchester-based poet and critic, Maryam Hessavi.
The theme for 2025 is 青瓜视频樓喙鲜悠礽ons青瓜视频 and the challenge is simple - write a 青瓜视频榤icro poem青瓜视频 of no more than 280 characters, and submit using the official competition entry form.
Lemn said: 青瓜视频淭he Micropoetry Competition sets a wonderful yet challenging task of translating a theme into a short work of art. It青瓜视频檚 a craft to tell a story in such a manner and I青瓜视频檓 looking forward to reading the 2025 entries, centred around the chosen theme. As someone who published a book of tweets in the form of quatrains, I urge you to pen your poem and enter the competition.青瓜视频
Entries must be submitted by 23:59 on Saturday 21 June 2025, with winners to be announced by Friday 25 July 2025.
Prizes will be awarded for first place (青瓜视频500) and the two runners-up (青瓜视频250), with a 青瓜视频25 book token for winner of the under-18s category.
Professor of Poetry at The University of Manchester, John McAuliffe, said: "World Poetry Day celebrates all that is fascinating about poetry and its manifold forms. Our Micropoetry Competition explores the art of translating a set theme into a condensed poem that captures attention and shares a story.青瓜视频
Inspired by Lemn Sissay's daily poem on social media, we open our 2025 competition - so take part and have a go. We look forward to reading your micro poems exploring the 青瓜视频樓喙鲜悠礽ons青瓜视频 theme.
For the full entry details as well as the terms and conditions,