Welcome to Pick Me Up Poetry. An uplifting project designed to spark connection.
Pick Me Up Poetry is a creative opportunity for people to connect with poetry, with themselves, and each other. There are two ways to participate: experience a poem and create a poem.
Welcome to Pick Me Up Poetry. An uplifting project designed to spark connection.
Pick Me Up Poetry is a creative opportunity for people to connect with poetry, with themselves, and each other. There are two ways to participate: experience a poem and create a poem.
experience a pick me up poem
i am one person
Let a poem transport
you somewhere new.
we are two people
Receive two poems and
read one to each other.
we are a group
Exciting! Check out our library
of poems and take turns reading.
create a moment poem
Moment poems are short descriptive writings that quickly capture a moment in words. They are pulled from the range of experiences we encounter everyday. To share your voice: Ground yourself in the present and connect. It’s your moment to capture, your moment to share.
one moment, two prompts
a moment poem example
Birds sound brightness in the
spring morning sun, shadows
stretch, light in life prevails.
Joshua Mark Hurand
April 15, 2020
Tucson, AZ
connection map
We’re so glad you’re here!
Put a pin on our connection map to show where you experienced your poem or where it transported you.
about pick me up poetry
Pick Me Up Poetry is developed in partnership between the University of Arizona Poetry Center and the Hurand Connection Fund. As a Poetry Center board member, Josh Hurand (1973-2021) infused poetry into every aspect of his life and was the ultimate connector of people and community. In his honor, we invite you to experience this curated collection of poems designed to connect and uplift.
Whether you want to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday or spark a deeper connection with your surroundings, we hope you enjoy and share a pick-me-up.
our partners
Thanks to the support of our partners, Pick Me Up Poetry is connecting people around the world. Join us by downloading the project toolkit or emailing [placeholder]