Following us will not only aid us in boosting our profile and therefore help us raise money for our chosen charity (Cancer Research UK) but it will help you keep up-to-date with any news. So please click follow!!
You are all talented, wonderful human beings and we salute your bravery and generosity in submitting your work for our charity project.
We want to show your work to as many people as possible, and add to your already impressive numbers while we still have time – so if you have Facebook, Twitter or a blog, then please please PLEASE share the link below and lets reach a few more poets before Friday!
More than all this, we just want to say THANK YOU, for your hard work and your support – and best of all, for the brilliant poetry we’ve been privileged to read. We’ll be including at least one poem from everyone who submitted.
There are 7 whole days left in which you can submit your masterpieces to our charity poetry anthology. To mark this milestone, we’re bringing you 7 ways you can support this charity project from the comfort of your sofa/desk/bed/workplace (if nobody’s looking of course)
1) Submit a Poem
Obviously, submitting some poetry for us to include is a wonderful and crucial way to support us. Have a look at our poetry advice if you’re struggling.
Know a poet? Tell them about our project. It’s a great chance for them to get published at absolutely no cost and contribute to a great cause at the same time.
3) Follow our Blog
More followers=more prestige. We will show up higher on search results, and therefore reach more people. Your follows really make a difference!
4) Retweet This!
Help us reach as many people as possible by retweeting our links on Twitter. Use hashtags like #cancer #fundraising #poetry #poetryfundraising and help us reach more people.
5) Follow Us on Facebook
Similarly to the other social media help we’re shamelessly begging you for, following our Facebook page and sharing our links has the same effect of raising our profile and helping us reach more people.
6) Buy a Copy
The Wait Artwork
Here is some artwork of the finished product to show you what you’d be getting if you decided to invest in a copy of this great charity anthology. Isn’t it beautiful! That’s another reason to follow us on social media – as we go through the publishing process and once the product goes on sale, we’ll be telling you about it all online.
7) Donate to Cancer Research UK
The end aim of this project is not just to celebrate and share poetry, but ultimately to raise funds for cancer research. If our project has bought this charity to the forefront of your attention but you don’t think you can contribute in any other way, we’d appreciate you having a look at the Cancer Research UK websiteand considering offering a donation or running your own fundraising activities.
It’s really important that we reach as many people as possible. Please share our links and spread the word!
While we’re absolutely committed to fundraising through poetry for Cancer Research, we’ve decided to bring the intellectual tone down a few notches and bring you a selection of adorable animals to show you how happy we are that you’re all being awesome and supporting us.
Quokka (yes, they exist)
Panda On A Rocking Horse
Smiling Hedgehog
Painted Piggies
PLEASE keep sharing, submitting and spreading the love!
We’re having a real boom in the number of people looking at our blog and Facebook pages right now, and we’re so grateful for all the support! But we’ve got a long way to go.
If you like the look of this project, then please consider following our blog or Twitter, or liking us on Facebook – your attention will make a huge difference. If you know anyone who might be interested then please pass our information along, and consider sharing our links on your social media pages.
GET PUBLISHED!
If you love writing, this is a great opportunity to see your name in print for a wonderful cause. There are still two weeks left to submit some of your poetry– if you’re the creative type then it really is easy fundraising that can make a huge difference to a very important charity.
As of this morning we’ve had a massive 450+ views to the blog, have 131 lovely Facebook friends and 22 wonderful followers of the blog. The support is amazing and as we’ve explained before we are relying on social media entirely to promote this not-so-easy fundraising project – so please keep sharing and liking, spreading the word and helping us out!
Poetry
We’ve been having some poetry submissions both directly through email and through the blog – thank you to everyone who is contributing! We suggest that you follow either or both our blog or Facebook so you can get updates about what’s happening to your wonderful work.
If you’d like to submit some poetry then we’re still open until the first of August so there’s plenty of time!
Need Some Help?
We’ve been compiling some blogs that offer some basic advice, both to beginners and established poets – check out the first one here on where to start with your poems.
The Roar Poetry Anthology 