Poetry on Demand Team Applications

This is an open call for volunteer poets to join our poetry-writing team for the Poetry-on-Demand Valentines Day fundraiser, which will be open for poetry commission between January 25 and February 7.

Our Poetry-on-Demand Team, comprised of teen poets from around the world, is eager to turn their creative talents into impact! The team writes street style poetry: spontaneous, short, minimally edited, and pleasing for Polyphony Lit patrons.

Each year we have three poem seasons: Summer Pop-Up (mid-June to mid-August), Holiday Pop-Up (late November to early-December) and Valentines Day Pop-Up (late January to early February).

We are looking for volunteer poets age 14-18 who want to join our team and write poems in response to prompts from our patrons, and students who are willing to help spread the word about the fundraiser to family, friends, and teachers. If you love improv and freewriting, or challenging yourself with new writing prompts, then you might be a good fit for our team!

If we are able to collect over 30 poetry commissions between January 25 and February 7, then your work may be published in Polyphony Lit's Poetry-on-Demand chapbook. Our Summer 2025 chapbook was a huge success and we love showcasing our team's work, so we hope you might help us to reach our 30-poem goal!

For more information on the Poetry-on-Demand team and events, please visit our website.

The deadline to apply is January 15th, 2026.

We look forward to reviewing your application!