PoetryLens

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  Upload your image and let the AI do poetry for you

Inspiration

Images can tell a story, but words can make it immortal. We wanted to create a tool that turns any image into a bilingual poem that captures its emotions, colors, and mood, blending visual art with literature. With Gemini 3’s multimodal capabilities, we saw an opportunity to make AI-generated poetry accessible, creative, and shareable.

What it does

PoetryLens lets users upload an image, and instantly generates a poem in both English and Urdu. The output is displayed in a beautifully styled card with gradients, proper typography, and smooth animations. Users can read, enjoy, and even share the poetry, turning visuals into culturally rich literary experiences.

How we built it

Frontend: React.js with Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion for animations

Backend: Node.js / Next.js API route

AI Integration: Gemini 3 Generative Language API for image analysis → poetry generation

Process:

User uploads an image

Image is converted to base64 on the backend

Request is sent to Gemini 3 with a creative prompt

Gemini 3 returns HTML with English & Urdu poetry

Frontend displays it in a stylish, animated card

Challenges we ran into

Handling multimodal input (images → text) with Gemini 3

Generating accurate Urdu poetry with proper script and line breaks

Creating a UI that looks elegant while supporting bilingual text and animations

Ensuring fast API response for a smooth user experience

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Successfully integrated Gemini 3 multimodal capabilities

Generated culturally rich, emotionally evocative poetry in two languages

Built a responsive and visually appealing interface

Maintained proper Urdu typography and right-to-left alignment

What we learned

How to structure prompts for creative bilingual AI outputs

Handling image upload, base64 conversion, and API calls efficiently

Styling dynamic AI-generated content in a React application

Importance of user experience in AI apps—animations, readability, and presentation matter

What's next for PoetryLens

Add voice narration of the poems in both languages

Enable social sharing with preformatted images of poems

Allow users to customize styles and fonts

Introduce themes or moods to guide Gemini 3 in poem generation

Built With

• api
• express.js
• node.js
• react
• tailwind