Paying It Forward is a media project that intervenes in public pay platforms with poetry that comments on or critiques capitalism.

This call for participation (call for poetry!) is an invitation to write a poem in < 165 characters that will be published on Venmo and Instagram. Many of the poems will also be included in a limited edition of artist books.

By participating you will receive a commission of one cent (yes! You can pay someone one penny on Venmo) via Venmo. Folks without Venmo accounts can participate without the penny commission.

You can also participate by re-posting the submitted poems in public pay feeds (see https://payingitforward.carrd.co).

Submit poems here: https://bit.ly/poemsaboutcapitalism