POETWEET WITH THE MAYOR

"I think that I shall never meet / A poem lovely as a Tweet..."

Who knows? If he had been around today, perhaps that’s what Joyce Kilmer would have scribbled in his notebook (or typed on his smartphone!). Instead, we can only imagine Kilmer’s attempts at composing verse on Twitter - and give it our own shot.

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Mayor’s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) held its fourth annual "#NYCPoetweet" Twitter poetry contest from April 1 to April 8. Eligible submissions received were published in Metro New York on Poem In Your Pocket day - April 18, 2013. Read the full contest rules here.

2013 #NYCPoetweet Winners

#NYCPoetweet I run to you/thru stinging rain and climbing snow/I wait for you/My Ironhorse/My Silver Stallion/My M train.

— Lena Williamson (@lenalandwill1) April 2, 2013

#NYCPoetweet Love is a bldg w/a view,anewstand,hotdog or 2,park bench to sit on,an animal saved,tiny apt cave.Love is this city cuz of u.

— Mar...tini (@DoubleMartini) April 6, 2013

Small towns dance/Broadway's river of lights/Gotham's glory walks her lines/immortal heroes/etch their stories on her spine. #nycpoetweet

— Alexandra Honigsberg (@AlexHonigsberg) April 7, 2013

Published in the Metro pages, Highest form of success for no wages, Some paid by word some by the feet, I sacrifice space for #NYCPoetweet

— Steven Conroy (@Steven_Conroy) April 1, 2013

#nycpoetweetupper,lower,left and rightmetro card,keys, chapstick, cashassign and zip...order in the coat!

— merrie thomas (@merriedee) April 7, 2013

PIYP TWEETS FROM THE STREET
Across the U.S., activities on Poem in Your Pocket Day will use #pocketpoem for messages on Twitter. So when you find yourself at an impromptu sidewalk poetry slam, use #pocketpoem in your tweet to tell your friends and join the conversation!

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