Poetry Artcards
Poetry You Can Hold. Poetry You Can Trade.
A poem can be more than words on a page. It can become a miniature work of art to collect, gift, save, and trade.
Poetry Artcards combine original poetry and visual artwork in a collectible 2.5 × 3.5-inch format.
Each physical card may contain a complete poem or provide access to longer written works, spoken-word performances, or recordings through a QR code or web link.
Poetry Artcards invite poets, writers, painters, illustrators, photographers, and other creative individuals to bring words and images together.
What Is a Poetry Artcard?
A Poetry Artcard is a miniature physical artwork combining original poetry with visual expression.
A card might feature:
- A handwritten poem or illustrated haiku.
- Original photography accompanied by poetry.
- A drawing, painting, or print inspired by a poem.
- A QR code linking to a longer poem or collection of poems.
- An original spoken-word performance or recording of the poet reading their work.
Some Poetry Artcards may be complete works in themselves. Others offer a doorway into a larger literary or artistic experience.
The physical card is the collectible artwork, while the poetry gives it another dimension.
Create Your Own Poetry Artcards
Poetry Artcards are an open artistic format. Anyone is welcome to create, collect, sell, gift, and trade them independently.
Poets may illustrate their own work or collaborate with painters, photographers, printmakers, and other visual artists.
Cards may be individually created originals or signed, limited editions.
Creators are free to establish their own values and arrangements for selling or trading their works.
Where poems or spoken-word recordings are accessed online, creators may host their work on their own websites or other suitable services.
Creators retain their copyrights and are responsible for obtaining permission to use any accompanying artwork, recordings, or other creative material.
There is no requirement to participate in Minnaar Money.
Your poetry. Your artwork. Your terms.
Poetry Artcards as Minnaar Money
Selected Poetry Artcards may also become Minnaar Money — Art You Can Trade.
Artist and collector Steven Minnaar invites poets and visual artists to submit completed physical Poetry Artcards for consideration through Guest Artist Selections.
Steven personally selects works according to his artistic standards, choosing only artworks he would be proud to have created himself.
For each accepted Poetry Artcard you choose to exchange, you contribute the physical card and one troy ounce of .999 fine silver.
In return, you may choose any available 1 SV Minnaar Money artwork from the Catalogue, including works by Steven Minnaar and other Guest Artists.
Your accepted Poetry Artcard receives:
- Permanent Catalogue Registration: A lasting record of the artwork and its original creators.
- Digital Certificate of Authenticity: Documentation identifying the registered physical artwork.
- Sovereign Value of 1 SV: An assigned exchange value within the Minnaar Money system.
- Lasting Exchange Privileges: Eligibility to exchange your registered artwork for other available Minnaars under the established Catalogue rules.
Each accepted physical card is registered individually. Additional copies of the same edition do not automatically become Minnaar Money.
Submission is free. Artwork and silver are required only after acceptance, if you decide to proceed.
For Minnaar Money consideration, Poetry Artcards must measure exactly 2.5 × 3.5 inches, be physical artworks on paper or card stock, and be originals or signed limited editions. Accepted cards must be delivered in clear protective sleeves.
Collaborate With Other Artists
Poetry Artcards offer opportunities for poets and visual artists to work together.
A poet might contribute words to a photographer's image. An illustrator might interpret a favorite poem. A spoken-word performer might collaborate with a painter to create a series of collectible works.
Collaborating creators should agree on attribution, permissions, and compensation before offering their work.
Participating creators are welcome to meet one another through the free Minnaar Trading Post or at our weekly Minnaar Money Meetups in Dana Point, California.
Discover More Artcards
Poetry Artcards are part of a growing family of miniature collectible artworks connecting physical art with music, poetry, and storytelling.
Discover Musical Artcards, Story Artcards, and the broader possibilities of this open artistic format.
Give Your Words a Physical Presence
Whether you write haiku, sonnets, free verse, spoken-word poetry, or experimental verse, Poetry Artcards offer another way to share your creative work.
Create your own. Collaborate with another artist. Build a collection. Trade for something new.
Poetry Artcards — Poetry You Can Hold. Poetry You Can Trade.
Poetry Artcards are an open collectible-art format. Only individual physical cards personally selected and registered in the Minnaar Catalogue become Minnaar Money. Sovereign Value is an artistic exchange designation, not a guarantee of conventional market value or redemption for cash or silver.