March 21st is , a day dedicated to one of the most treasured ways of expression around the world and linguistic diversity. I have always loved reading poetry with creative rhymes and melodic rhythm, and lately, I have come to appreciate free verse poetry as well. In any case, I would like to make time to read more poetry and discover new international poets. To achieve this goal, I created an n8n workflow that sends a poem translated into Romanian in my Telegram chat every day. In this article, I’ll show you how to set it up. World Poetry Day Workflow If this is your first n8n workflow, have a look at our first to learn how to install n8n. Once you have your n8n Editor UI open, there are two ways to follow this tutorial: either copy the workflow from into your Editor UI and deactivate the nodes, so that you can execute and test each node separately, or add the nodes one at a time. quick start guide here This workflow consists of four nodes: 1. : triggers the workflow every day at 10:00. You can change the time and interval based on your use case. Cron node 2. : makes an HTTP request to the that returns random poems. HTTP Request node Poemist API 3. : translates the returned poems into Romanian. You can choose from over 100 languages. LingvaNex node 4. : posts the translated poems in the chat. Telegram node Now let’s see how to set up each node. 1. Set the time First, you need to set the time and interval at which you want to receive poems in the chat. For this, set up the , where you can choose from seven modes and set the exact hour and minute For this example, the workflow will be triggered every day at 10:00. Cron node . 2. Get the poems Now, you need to get the poems. For this, set up the to get data from . Paste the and execute the node to test that it’s working. HTTP Request node Poemist Poemist URL 3. Translate the poems The Poemist API includes poems in different languages, which on one hand is great for linguistic diversity, but on the other hand, it can be challenging if you don’t know the language. To make sure you can read all poems, translate them into a language of your choice using the . For this, you need to sign up on to get credentials. You can find detailed instructions . Copy your credentials in , then set Romanian (or any other language you prefer). LingvaNex node LingvaNex here LingvaNex API Translate to In the field, select: Text The : title Current Node > Input data > JSON > 0 > title The : author Current Node > Input data > JSON > 0 > poet > name The : poem Current Node > Input data > JSON > 0 > content Now execute the node to test that it’s working. 4. Send poems to Telegram Finally, you need to send the requested poems to your Telegram chat. In your Telegram account, start a chat with and follow the instructions to create a bot and get credentials. Then, go to the Telegram node and add the credentials to . Botfather Telegram API Next, you need to fill in the of the newly created bot. There are two ways to get your Telegram Chat ID: with the or with a Telegram bot. You can find instructions for both methods . Chat ID Telegram Trigger node here After completing the , you need to set up the text you want to send to the chat. Open the field and select the poem translation from . You can add more text or emojis to prettify the message. Chat ID Text Current node > Input Data > JSON > result Now execute the whole workflow and check your Telegram for an incoming message: Finally, save and activate the workflow, so that it runs every day at the scheduled time. Next steps That was it! Now you know how to get international poems, translate them, and send them to a Telegram chat to get your daily dose of poetry. If you run into issues while following this tutorial, you can message me on or ask for help in our . Twitter community forum
