Get creative with English Department’s Magnetic Poetry Contest

Get creative with English Department’s Magnetic Poetry Contest

Earn prizes through the English Department‘s second annual Magnetic Poetry Contest. All Detroit Mercy students, alumni, staff, faculty and administrators are encouraged to create an original poem using the magnets on the second-floor lockers of the Briggs Building.

The deadline to submit an image of your finished poem is Saturday, Sept. 27. Winning poems may be published in the 33rd issue of [sic], UDM’s arts and literary magazine! Student winners will receive a magnetic poetry kit, plus fame and glory. See last year’s winners in [sic] here.

Each individual may submit a maximum of three poems. Photographs of poems must be vertically oriented.

For more information on the contest and to submit your poem, view the entry form here.

With any questions about the contest, please contact Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall at gnallsc@udmercy.edu.

Submit your poems here.A graphic for the 2025 Magnetic Poetry Contest. There is a bank of blue lockers beneath the title. To the right of the lockers is the text that reads: Everyone at UDM, from students to administrators, welcome to create original poems with magnetic poetry on the second floor of Briggs. Earn Prizes! Sept 27 deadline. There is a QR code beneath the text to submit a photo of the poem.