World Poetry Project 2025 – Delhi Poetry Slam

World Poetry Project 2025

Discover how your poetry can reach thousands of people across the world

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We invite you to register for World Poetry Project. What you'll get: 

✔️ Publishing: All poets will have three poems published in an anthology. Famous poet and actress Nandana Dev Sen is contributing her poem- increasing the reach of participating poets. The book will distributed worldwide, helping more people read what you've written.

✔️ Share your poetry during livestream on international stage. Each poet will be allotted 5 minutes to read out an original poem.

✔️ Network with poets from around world and make long-lasting friendships. Be a part of an exclusive group of poets from the United States, Britain, Singapore, India etc.

✔️ Optional: Attend Growth Sessions on April 18th, April 19th & April 20th online. Learn ways to make writing into a profitable career.

Who should apply?

If you wholeheartedly want your poems to be appreciated by readers around the world, then apply for this program. This is specially designed for the poet who wishes to broaden the scope of their creative reach.

Get Published in Anthology

All participants of World Poetry Project will be published in the anthology.

Two copies of the anthology will be shipped to your home address along with Certificate of Merit by April 30th.

Each poet is entitled to publish three poems along with an author biography. All themes are welcome. The poems should be no longer than 80 lines, in English. Previously published works are allowed. 

The Ambassadors of this anthology are distinguished international poets. Learn more about who your co-authors will be:

Nandana Dev Sen

American actress, poet and daughter of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and acclaimed Bengali poet Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Lives in New York, USA

 

 

 


Shruti Chauhan

Acclaimed poet and BBC Presenter. Creator of The Shruti Show

Lives in Leicester, United Kingdom







Saumya Choudhury

Founder of Delhi Poetry Slam, Poet and Creative Writing Mentor

Lives in New Delhi, India

 

 

 

 

Online Sessions

Kindly note the online sessions are optional to attend

Held on the third weekend of National Poetry Month– April 18th (Friday), April 19th (Saturday) and April 20th (Sunday) via Zoom, the program timings are mentioned below. 

Date Timings (IST)
April 18th 2025 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm 
April 19th 2025 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm 
April 20th 2025 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm

        We totally understand that your schedule doesn’t always work out for you to take a session at the exact time they are offered. Or something comes up last minute!

        No worries, we have you covered! We record our Virtual Sessions so they can be played back later.Included in the fee when you sign up for the World Poetry Project, you receive the playback link after it’s processed. 

        Success Stories of Our Poets

        Dyutima Kapoor (@khwabida_ki_parvaaz) represented Delhi Poetry Slam internationally at the Limerick Writers Centre in Ireland. She is a poet hailing from Delhi. 

        After a recommendation from Delhi Poetry Slam, Vancouver Shullai was invited as a mentor for Verse & Voice a workshop series by Goethe-Institut (German Cultural Centre). He is from Shillong, Meghalaya.

        Having been published in two of our anthologies and the Delhi Poetry Slam website, Mridvi Khetan now studies at the University of Chicago- one of the world's leading universities. She performs her poetry regularly at cafes and venues in downtown Chicago. 

        Hridayansh Khera, who was part of a month-long workshop series at Delhi Poetry Slam and published in our anthology, is now a student at the reputed National University of Singapore (NUS). His debut collection of poetry 'Under the Pale Moonlight' was unveiled by Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. 

        Program Fee: INR 20,000

        The program fee includes publication in the anthology, certification, networking and online sessions.

        Note: It's not mandatory to attend the Zoom sessions.

        Participants can deposit the fee, via bank transfer or online, after they receive the selection email. 

        Apply Now 📩

        Fill the application form by clicking here

        Only selected poets will be contacted by the program co-ordinator to deposit fee and complete enrollment. We only have 30 spots for Indian poets, so send your application today itself.

        Deadline to apply: April 11th 2025 (Friday)

        Our Partners

        With support by leading international organizations, we aim to give budding poets the equal access to global opportunities.

        Get ready to climb the ladder and gain readers, as a poet with international scope.