by Gerald So
Publishing an original poem each Monday, THE FIVE-TWO's purpose is to bring current and historical wrongdoing to light, whether law or lawbreaker does wrong, whether notorious or known only to the poet.
I want your honest, powerful reactions to what you see as crime, couched in poetic technique and figurative language to avoid receiving a content warning or being taken down by Google.
Unpublished work only. Nothing that has previously appeared anywhere in print or online including blogs, social media, etc. 60 lines max per poem. Any tone (light, dark, humorous...) or form (rhyming, free verse, blank verse, prose poem...).
Email GERALDSO at GMAIL dot COM, begin subj line "Five-Two Poetry"
Paste poems into your message body or attach as an MS Word .doc.
I seek first worldwide electronic rights to publish accepted poem(s) on this blog and accompanying YouTube video and nonexclusive rights to reprint the poem(s) in possible future ebooks.
Submissions are open year-round. For an idea of my editorial taste, you can browse the archives or follow my social media.
