World Poetry Project 2025

World Poetry Project is a one-of-a-kind initiative for those looking to make a career in the literary field through growth sessions, publishing and global networking.

Attend Growth Sessions with poets from around the globe on 21^st March, 22^nd March, 23^rd  March via zoom. Learn ways to make writing into a profitable career.

Get published in a global anthology. Famous poets Nandana Dev Sen, Shruti Chauhan and Saumya Choudhury will be your co-authors. The book will feature the best poems from emerging poets from around the world, along with a dedicated author profile.

Network with poets from around world and open a world full of opportunities. Be a part of an exclusive group of poets dedicated to finding new ways of gaining prominence in the literary world. Share ideas and grow together. 

 

Ideal Candidate for the World Poetry Project

This is for those who are looking to pursue a career in the literary or creative field.

1. Those who aim to get into prestigious creative writing programs in India and abroad
2. Those who are looking to build a writing portfolio so they can secure a high paying job as an editor, columnist, author, blogger, screenwriter, travel writer, content strategist, professor, ghostwriter.
3. Those who are looking to earn a living from Freelance Writing Jobs.

  

How Does The Project Benefit the Candidate?

1. It demonstrates your participation in a global writing project that includes emerging poets from around the world. This will be a highlight on your resume.

2. Association with India’s most prestigious literary organization Delhi Poetry Slam helps you become part of a literary eco-system that helps strengthen your writing skills, your intellectual curiosity and critical thinking. For a career in literary art, this is valuable.

3. Only a certain caliber of writers and poets are shortlisted for this project, and hence having your work published side by side with talented individuals from around the world distinguishes you as a writer with quality. 

4. Co-authoring a book that includes famous Indian origin poets such as Nandana Dev Sen, Shruti Chauhan and Saumya Choudhury, brings you discoverability and visibility. The partnership with other established poets means while they promote the book among their large networks and reader base, you will by virtue of association be cross-promoted. This is huge for someone who doesn’t yet have their own fan following.

5. Mutual efforts by other contributors to cross promote one another can be a hugely boost the long-term marketing effects. Poets of the anthology can record webinar sessions talking about the book and discussing the poems in it, this will be interesting for the readers to learn more about the poets involved and the kind of poetry to expect from the book. The contributors of the anthology can mention each other in blogs, interviews, podcasts or even conferences to increase visibility. You won’t be promoting yourself alone, you will have others sharing that responsibility with you.

6. It’s a collaborative project, you can have fun with it and build connections with others. Networking is a powerful thing. Knowing someone in a different part of the world can open a world of knowledge and opportunities for you. Be open to making friends and building a life-long connection with your co-authors. You will be a part of a Facebook group exclusively for the attendees of the program.

 

Program Structure:

Online Sessions over Three Days, Anthology Publication & Certificates for completion of the Program

Session 1

21^st March, Friday: Discover how you can source opportunities in publishing, reading tours, workshops and residencies and earn from your writing work. Experts from reputable literary organisation, publishing house, festival organisers will lend you valuable tips on how you can advance your literary career domestically and abroad.

Learn how to build a strong writing portfolio so you can stand out while applying for a job or writing project.

Session 2

22^nd March, Saturday: During the live session, each global poetry attendee will be allotted 5 minutes to read aloud an original poem and share their poetic journey. You can talk about your inspiration, the essence of what poetry means to you, achievements and future goals in the presence of other global poetry attendee.

Session 3

23^rd March, Sunday: The anthology will be discussed during the session. Talks around its mission and impact on global readers will be explored. Attendees will be given tips on maximizing their reach and using the anthology to leverage opportunities in the literary landscape. The poetry readings from the second day will be continued. To conclude the program, our team will offer a thank you note to all attendees.

Anthology and Certificate will be shipped out to the attendees on. 7^th of April 2024 from our Delhi headquarters.

Rules: 

1. All nationalities are welcome.
2. Poems for the anthology must be written in English.
3. Poems must be no more than 80 lines.
4. You can submit a total of three poems for publication in the anthology.
5. There is no restriction on theme or style.
6. Poems published previously are allowed to be entered.
7. You are encouraged to write about topics and experiences that spark your poetic interest

Program Fee:  INR 20,000

For participating in World Poetry Project, selected candidates are required to deposit a one-time fee of 20,000 rupees. The fee is used for marketing you as a poet across social media and press outlets, fostering collaboration with international poets and publishing the anthology.

You will receive two complimentary copies of the book at your home address and Certificate of Merit.

We are loved and trusted by poets throughout India. Delhi Poetry Slam has launched rewarding careers of many well-known poets. You can be next.

As part of World Poetry Project, the anthology will include poems by famous authors. Find our more about them: 

Nandana Dev Sen is an award-winning actress, writer and activist. She is the daughter of Nobel Prize Winner Amartya Sen and Bengali writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen. She is the author of six children’s books, translated into more than 15 languages globally, and two collections of her translations of the poetry of her mother. She grew up in India, England and America, and has starred in 20 feature films from four continents.

 

Shruti Chauhan is a British poet, performer and BBC radio presenter. The Shruti Show airs across the East Midlands and her podcast, Mission Curry, is on BBC Sounds. She has performed at Royal Albert Hall, Southbank Centre, TEDxLeicester, the Royal Shakespeare Company and widely across the UK. Shruti was voted Best Spoken Word Performer at the 2018 Saboteur Awards and won the National Poetry Library's Instapoetry competition the same year. Shruti wrote the song lyrics for the BBC Four documentary, My Asian Family – The Musical (2018).

Saumya Choudhury is the founder of Delhi Poetry Slam, a platform passionately bringing poems from across India and sharing it with the world for over a decade.

A poet, publisher and organizer of literary events, Saumya is the award recipient of Gulen Institute Youth Platform at Washington D.C  in USA and the prestigious 35th Y. Kumar Award for International Understanding presented to her by the late Sitaram Yechury. She has been featured on ARD German TV, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express.

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Program fee: INR 20,000 (inclusive of 18% GST)