Prompt: A Sensory Experience
A New Challenge from Queer Vocal Voices
After a successful first Queer Vocal Voices challenge, we wanted to follow it up with a new challenge. I am excited to see the entries for this challenge!
We have all had profound queer experiences in our lives. For this challenge, we want you to write a poem about such an event. Here is the catch-we want you to write it through your senses. What did you feel? What did you hear? What did you smell? Take us to that moment through your sensory experience.
Some ideas to write about: Love, Justice, PRIDE, coming out, identity, and yes, even intimate experiences if you choose.
This challenge is for the PRIDE community only. Publish your pieces in PRIDE and share the link to your piece in the comments section of this article.
Voting will be anonymous, and three winners will be selected. First place receives $8, and your profile will be featured in the group. Second place will receive $5, and your profile will be featured in the group. Third place will receive $2, and your profile will be featured in our group.
The deadline is midnight on Saturday March 23rd. Voting will occur in the group anonymously, and the winners will be announced March 30th.
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We hope you join us in this challenge.
About the Creator
J. Delaney-Howe
Bipolar poet. Father. Grandfather. Husband. Gay man. I write poetry, prose, some fiction and a good bit about family. Thank you for stopping by.
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Comments (11)
Here’s a something idk 😂 https://vocal.media/pride/to-the-standoff-outside-the-bus-stop
I'm very excited to add my contribution to this. That prompt had me re-live a few things. Here's one of them: https://vocal.media/pride/family-reunion-coo0iyi
https://vocal.media/pride/her-382x80lae ✨
https://vocal.media/pride/gender-euphoria :)
Can you expand on what is meant by a queer experience? I want to make sure I am not misinterpreting this 🙏🤍
https://vocal.media/pride/i-saw-them-dancing-on-the-bridge
Although I am not seen as a poet I will drop something in, though this is vaguely in the right universe https://vocal.media/poets/what-colour-is-you-canvas
This is awesomeeee! Looking forward to reading all the entries!
Sounds like it should be interesting & fun.
I can't wait for this
This challenge is so exciting~ I can’t wait to see the directions it’s taken in 👀