An annual celebration of code that breathes, remembers, and cares.
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Most Elegant Silence
Code that says the most by saying the least. -
Best Digital Tomb
A tool or script that honors loss without erasure. -
Code That Cares
Software that protects, respects, or heals digital space. -
First Breath
Best first contribution to the PoetryCoding ethos.
- Submissions open: January 1
- Deadline: March 31
- Winners announced: April 15 (World Poetry Day + 1)
- Publish your project as open source (any license).
- Add
#PoetryCodingin the README. - Open an issue in this repo with:
- Project name
- Link to repo
- Short poetic statement (≤ 3 lines) explaining your intention
A rotating circle of poets, maintainers, and quiet coders will select winners based on:
- Intentionality
- Ethical posture
- Poetic resonance
- Technical restraint
There are no prizes — only recognition, and the quiet joy of being seen.