Hello – welcome to crowdsourced poetry. This is the site to find out about the latest crowdsourced poetry being created by Dan Simpson, and past crowdsourced poems. Here’s what I’m currently crowdsourcing! For everything else I’m up to, visit dansimpsonpoet.co.uk!

What’s a crowdsourced poem?
A crowdsourced poem is created entirely from words submitted by the public on a particular topic or theme. This is done through social networks like Twitter and Facebook, and by email. It can also happen in person at events! This process can happen in one day or over a number of weeks. Once all the lines and words have been collected, I then cut up and combine these words into a new, coherent, and crowdsourced poem. Here’s one created during National Poetry Day!

Why crowdsource a poem?
A crowdsourced poem is a brilliant way to involve people in poetry and create innovative work. It’s easy to respond to, requiring the submission of just a few words on a topic, and participants get to see their words put into a new community poem.

Crowdsourced poetry can be used to raise awareness of an event, project, campaign or activity, so can serve as something of an interesting and engaging marketing tool.