The Science Museum Group wants to provide a new, alternative way of viewing and reimagining our collection, through poetry. We are inviting poets, aspiring poets and novice poets to submit work to be selected for publication on our website and social media pages on National Poetry Day, October 6th.
The Science Museum Group cares for 7.3 million items that span science, technology, engineering, medicine, transport, and media. From space modules to netsuke, one of the earliest HMV Gramophones to The Flying Scotsman: these objects are often unusual, all important and unbelievably fantastic.
For a second year, we are inviting poets to share work inspired by these objects – especially those picked by using our random object generator or our online tool Never Been Seen, which highlights objects not seen by the public before.
Last year we received fantastical, creative, and varied submissions on themes ranging from protest and love to the imagined history of a sacred stone.
This year, the deadline for submissions is September 18th midnight. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel and successful poems will be posted on our website for National Poetry Day, October 6th and shared through the Science Museum’s social media channels.
If you would like to submit a poem, or if you have any questions, please email poetry@sciencemuseum.ac.uk. T&Cs apply.
Full details here
Deadline: Midnight, Sunday 18 September 2022
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