Graphic Stories invites all the creative people to take part in the international poster contest titled “Poetry Speaks Loud”. The international contest is part of the 12th ConFest on Visual Communication, Graphic Stories, that will take place in 2026.
Contest Brief //
Poetry is the pulse of the human soul. It is the rhythm that turns silence into voice, emotions into images, and words into breath. Just as the poet sculpts language, the designer sculpts light, color, and form. When poetry meets design, a new language is born, a visual, universal language that speaks directly to the heart.
The “Poetry Speaks Loud” contest invites creators to bring poetry into public space through the medium of the poster. To give form and voice to verses that have touched their soul, to poets who have inspired them, whether from their own country or from any corner of the world. The choice is free, because poetry knows no borders; it is our common language. It may be a single verse or an entire poem. What matters is the visual interpretation – the moment when typography gains rhythm, when pause becomes space, and the poet’s voice finds a new form through image. Each poster becomes a hymn to the power of word and image, a bridge between literature and graphic design.
Through this creative process, a global collection of visual poetry emerges – a mosaic of cultures, aesthetics, and voices. Each poster becomes a bearer of cultural heritage, a visual portrait of the language and spirit of its people. Thus, poetry speaks again, louder than ever, through the gaze, the light, and the creative vision of designers.
Learn more:
www.graphicstories.org
