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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Have you been tracking what you read this August? We'd love to send you a golden 'sealie' to celebrate this month of reading poetry! Certificate: poetry.arizona.edu/files/sealey... Get your golden sealie + poetry postcards: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (links in bio!) #sealeychallenge #poetry

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Will poetry change the world? No one asks this about football. —Evie Shockley Art by Sophie McTear. #sealeychallenge #readmorepoetry

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

“Reading is fuel.” —Khadijah Queen Art by Tucson artist Jessica Gonzales.

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. —June Jordan. Art by Sophie McTear.

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Remember, the point of the Sealey Challenge isn't perfection—the point is to spend time with poetry! Whether you read 31 poems or 31 books this August, all time spent with poetry is meaningful 💖 There’s no wrong way to #SealeyChallenge

what if I can't read 31 books of poetry in 31 days? that's okay!

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy DAY 1 of the Sealey Challenge!! The Sealey Challenge is turning 10 today! Let's make this a summer of savoring poetry, celebrating diverse voices, and reading in community 🎂 #sealeychallenge #readmorepoetry

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

10 years ago, Nicole Sealey dedicated the month of August to reading a book of poetry everyday. She invited us along for the ride, and over the past decade, more than 25 MILLION poems have been read, making The Sealey Challenge the largest poetry-reading initiative in the world!

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The celebration starts tomorrow!! Can't wait to kick off an amazing month of reading with the whole #SealeyChallenge community!

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Gorgeous freebies to celebrate the 10th Sealey Challenge! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Keep track of what you read with your Sealey Challenge certificate! poetry.arizona.edu/files/sealey... #sealeychallenge #poetry

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Hannah Faith Notess @hfnpoetry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Still waiting for a couple of library holds to come in but my @sealeychallenge.bsky.social stack is looking good so far

Stack of poetry books including titles by w s Merwin, Cecily Parks, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Christopher Gilbert and others

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Want a free way to participate in the #sealeychallenge? Enjoy 10 standout poetry readings—recorded and available on Voca—to celebrate 10 years of the Sealey Challenge! Includes poetry spanning 6 decades! poetry.arizona.edu/blog/10-voca...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

More recs incoming from 5 fabulous literary organizations: National Book Foundation, CantoMundo, Cave Canem, Kundimam, and Words Without Borders 🔥

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

10 books to celebrate 10 summers of the #sealeychallenge, courtesy of Natalie Shapero. Find all 100 poetry recommendations here: poetry.arizona.edu/files/2026_s...

with snow pouring southward past the window, Joan Naviyuk Kane
The Upstate, Lindsay Turner
Golden Ax, Rio Cortez
Oh You Robot Saints!, Rebecca Morgan Frank
Querida, Nathan Xavier Osorio
Circle Back, Adam Clay
The Bronze Arms, Richie Hofmann
Zombie Vomit Mad Libs, Duy Đoàn
Bright Thorn, Devin Johnston
Becoming Ghost, Cathy Linh Che

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

No such thing as too many book recommendations. Here's 10 from Mahogany Browne:

Breakbeat Poets Vol 2.: Black Girl Magic Anthology
Black Girl Bloom Bright
Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times, Tracy K. Smith
Woke Up No Light, Leila Mottley
Joy in the Belly of the Riot, Barbara Fant
Florida Water, aja monet
Ordinary Beast, Nicole Sealey
Jive Poetic, Skip Tracer
Wind in a Box, Terrance Hayes
Time is a Mother, Ocean Vuong

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What's on your #sealeychallenge reading list? Here's what Jennifer Chang suggests:

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Wondering what to read? Here's 10 recommendations from Adrian Matejka: Find more book suggestions: www.thesealeychallenge.com/start-here

Magic City, Yusef Komunyakaa
The New Economy, Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Blood Dazzler, Patricia Smith
Blessing the Boats, Lucille Clifton
In the Mecca, Gwendolyn Brooks
The Hormone of Darkness, Tilsa Otta (translated by Farid Matuk)
Intifadas, Edward Salem
Lunch Poems, Frank O'Hara
Flood Song, Sherwin Bitsui
Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space, Catherine Barnett
American Sonnets for my Past and Future Assassin, Terrance Hayes

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What's Ada Limón reading for the Sealey Challenge? Here's 10 books for your consideration! Find the full 2026 Sealey Challenge reading list here: poetry.arizona.edu/files/2026_s...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We're back! Just a few short weeks until we kick off the (can you BELIEVE it?) TENTH annual #SealeyChallenge! poetry.arizona.edu/about/sealey...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Signing off for some much-needed rest 😴💤 but keeping the spirit of poetry alive! Thank you to everyone who read, posted, shared, and engaged with poetry this August! We’ll see you same time next year for the next #SealeyChallenge!

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

You did it! Cheers to a wonderful month of reading poetry! Don’t forget to claim your golden sealies + #SealeyChallenge postcards for a job well done! (Psst perfection isn't a requirement) forms.gle/N9735imfCHq6...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

August is about to draw to a close, and our final #TuesdayTip is this: return to these books again and again. Which books of poetry have you (or do you plan to) come back to over and over—and what made them so special?

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

BINGO!! If you want to play and win giveaway prizes, please check out the card here: static1.squarespace.com/static/60548... And submit for freebies here: forms.gle/wE7J7pSjpGEF...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Over the past 9 years of the Sealey Challenge, the number of books of poetry we've read in community must be in the hundreds-of-thousands! Today we've gathered up 25 recommendations shared by the 2025 #SealeyChallenge community. poetry.arizona.edu/blog/25-seal...

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25 Sealey Challenge Reads - Recommendations from the Community

Over the past 9 years of the Sealey Challenge, the number of books of poetry we've read in community must be in the hundreds-of-thousands, and today we've gathered up 25 recommendations (in no particu...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today's #TuesdayTip is to listen to audiobooks or recordings of poetry readings on Voca. What's Voca? A treasure trove of poetry readings from the Poetry Center over the past 60+ years—all free, fully transcribed + captioned! voca.arizona.edu

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

One of the core values of the #sealeychallenge is to engage with diverse voices. What new voices have you read this summer?

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

“The Sealey Challenge is all about attention. And what better way to spend that attention than listening to the voices of BIPOC poets, voices that have always been here, whispering truths...” —Srijani Mitra @mitrasrupsha poetry.arizona.edu/blog/sealey-...

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My Sealey Challenge - A Celebration of BIPOC Poets

The Sealey challenge has become a global poetic pilgrimage. There’s no formal registration, no rigid structure, just a simple, radical act: Read a poetry collection a day through the month of August. ...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Thrilled to share this year's shiny new #SealeyChallenge postcards, designed by Tucson artist Sophie McTear! Get yours by visiting the Poetry Center, or requesting them online through our google form: forms.gle/UHGejuzT9SUk...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Today's #Tuesdaytip : Your local library and the libby app are great resources, if you want access to free books this Sealey Summer! And if you live in Tucson, you're welcome to one of the largest public poetry library collections in the world at the University of Arizona Poetry Center!

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Ready, set, READ! For suggestions where to start, check out our new list on the Sealey Challenge website, curated by Nicole Sealey and University or Arizona Poetry Library staff: www.thesealeychallenge.com/start-here

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Keep track of what you read this August with your Sealey Challenge certificate! www.thesealeychallenge.com/s/Sealey-Cer... #sealeychallenge #poetry

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Stacks of books, lines from poems, recommendations, celebrations, and words of appreciation and encouragement: that's what the #SealeyChallenge is all about. Today marks another August wilding with poetry—welcome, everyone! And happy reading 🫶

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Welcome to DAY 1 of the 2025 #SealeyChallenge! 31 books of poetry in 31 days: let's goooooooo! #sealeychallenge #poetry

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Psst, have you heard of #SealeyChallenge BINGO? We've got a whole new series of challenges and some amazing giveaways! Get your bingo card here: www.thesealeychallenge.com/s/2025-Bingo...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

The celebration starts tomorrow!! Can't wait to kick off an amazing month of reading with the whole #SealeyChallenge community! “The Sealey Challenge, at heart, is a big, raucous, joyful celebration of poetry.” —Laura Sackton

“The Sealey Challenge, at heart, is a big, raucous, joyful celebration of poetry.” —Laura Sackton

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Basking in this June Jordan poem this morning: "I am a stranger learning to worship the strangers around me whoever you are whoever I may become." poets.org/poem/these-p...

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The #SealeyChallenge is two short days away—and you can pre-celebrate by listening to the special 50th episode of Poetry Centered, hosted by @nicolesealey.bsky.social herself! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1165454/epis...

Poetry Centered (Podcast) 50th episode hosted by Nicole Sealey

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Incredibly generous to have free access to poetry. Thank you for sharing!

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University of Arizona Poetry Center @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Since the 2023 #SealeyChallenge, @nicolesealey.bsky.social has entrusted the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center with caring for this incredible month of reading poetry. Let's enter this poetic pilgrimage together as we pursue the radical joy of reading 31 books of poetry in 31 days.

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Love the idea of regionally curated lists—what poets from your neck of the woods could you read this summer?

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Don't forget about chapbooks! Today's #TuesdayTip is to include chapbooks in your Sealey Challenge reading! And if you live in Tucson, The Poetry Center has many chapbooks you can browse in-person

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

If you’re looking for recommendations, we have a new 2025 recommended reading list up on our website — www.thesealeychallenge.com/start-here

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

“Poetry is the only literary form that can accommodate such a rapid rate of reading; being able to jump seamlessly between voices like this can expand the way we think about the world.” — Laura Buccieri, Lithub

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Poetry is a linguistic configuration of energy. —Mary Ruefle Art by Sophie McTear.

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person. —Czeslaw Milosz, “Ars Poetica?” trans. by Czeslaw Milosz and Lillian Vallee Art by Allison Miller.

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The celebration starts NEXT WEEK!! Can't wait to kick off an amazing month of reading with the whole #SealeyChallenge community!

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Nicole Sealey says poetry today, with its salutary quality, is unique because it “invites us to pause, to find some semblance of beauty amid the ugliness of the moment.” —Diego Báez www.pw.org/content/poet...

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