Indigenous Epigraph Poetry Challenge

URL

https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Indigenous-Epigraph-Poetry-Challenge-1382032281

CONTENT

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It is October 12th and that means it is Indigenous Peoples Day! Since @CRLiterature is a place of writing, we will honor Indigenous Poets through a challenge.

CHALLENGE

Take the opening line from a poem by an indigenous poet [ LOOK IMMEDIATELY BELOW THIS PARAGRPAH] and then using that opening line create your own poem in a literature deviation. Share your literature deviation in the comments of this post, to share among the literary community of Deviantart.

Here is thelist of Indigenous Poems

Indigenous Poetry Examples

Yesterday

This is for the Indigenous Epigraph Poetry

RULES

• All entries must abide by the DeviantArt Terms of Service, Fair Use rules for submissions, and the group rules for CRLiterature; off topic or inappropriate entries will be removed.

• Make a literature deviation where you state your poem with the first line gotten from the poem of an indigenous poet. In the description of your literature deviation, you must state the indigenous poet name + title of their poem whose first line you used.

• Share your literature deviation as a comment in this post., for reward considerations.   

• Comment with your entry, after October 11th 2026, plus before October 16th 2026 for rewards consideration for this activity.

• You must be a member of @CRLiterature for awards considerations. Joining the group is fast and free from the group homepage.

• Winners selected at the sole discretion of CRLiterature group admin; all decisions are final and non-negotiable. We will select winners by October 21st to receive the following rewards::

  • First , gets a diamond badge

  • Second- Hype badge

  • Third- Qartz badge

MY EXAMPLE POETRY

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The Story Star

TITLE: The Story Star The Story goes from in a

Check out the Gallery of Entries if the example is not enough

https://www.deviantart.com/crliterature/gallery/103810572/indigenous-epigraph-poetry-challenge-2026

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