Madness! 2024 Round One Is ON

Cast your votes today!

ICYMI, Round One of Madness! Poetry 2024 has officially begun! All 64 authletes submitted their poems on time (and at/under their 750-character budget!), a success in the face of some pretty fierce prompts. You can read the full prompt list and read and vote in all 32 matches right here:

Voting ends Friday 5/10 at 6pm Eastern.

Here also is a quick view of the official tournament “bracket”, where you can see each authlete’s would-be path to the 2024 championship:

We’ve gotten to know some of these authletes pretty well over the years, and it can be fun to speculate on who might face off in future rounds. I won’t go so far as to encourage you to print the above image and write in who you think will win each match en route to the championship as many people do for the NCAA basketball tournaments … but I can’t stop you! (I personally will not do such a thing so as not to tip the scales in any one authlete’s favor, and of course I encourage everyone to vote each round based on which POEM they think is best, not which authlete they like best or had guessed to win).

That’s all for now. Enjoy the madness!

-Ed

p.s. We are still very much accepting and seeking MORE TEACHERS & THEIR STUDENTS to officially register and vote as student groups. Know a teacher? Please share this link with them: https://madnesspoetry.com/register … thanks!