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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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!

How much poetry have we read together for the #sealeychallenge? Let's find out! forms.gle/fGpW8mzCirKa...

2025 Sealey Challenge Survey

The Sealey Challenge has been an informal month-long poetic challenge since 2017, and we're curious to learn more about the experience of those who have participated. Please complete the survey below...

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Maestro Marvelous@maestromarvelous.bsky.social · 11mo ago

And with that, the @sealeychallenge.bsky.social is complete!! #SealeyChallenge #ReadMorePoetry

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...

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?

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...

Diana A@dianalog.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#TheSealeyChallenge2025 BINGO Thanks, @sealeychallenge.bsky.social 💌 www.instagram.com/p/DNzlllYXPu... 👆🏻please click to see the poems by ⭐️Christian Lehnert (translator: Richard Sieburth) ⭐️Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⭐️Terrance Hayes & ⭐️@mosababutoha.bsky.social

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...

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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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

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

“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-...

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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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...

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!

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