The Five-Two

There were no submissions for a few weeks, so I paused the Poem of the Week for March, resuming March 30 to usher in April, National Poetry ...

Photo by Gerald So The Five-Two has published some memorable holiday poems, usually light in tone. This year, though, the site has a duty n...

In yesterday's post , I mentioned planning to relaunch The Five-Two during April, National Poetry Month. In the past, I've run a 30...

The Five-Two 's original twelve-year run ended because submissions dried up, perhaps because I left Twitter soon after Elon Musk bought ...

The Five-Two is booked through mid-January 2018. Beyond that, submissions are needed to fill January and February and ensure the site debut...

For the past few days, I've tweeted a call for holiday-themed crime poems to fill The Five-Two 's four December 2017 slots. While su...

I'm seeking two more unpublished poems for our February 2017 Valentine's/passion/love theme. Aside from the theme, the usual guideli...

I'm seeking poems to run the weeks of September 5, 12, and 19, when I will be on vacation. Poems on any theme are welcome, but if you ne...

I'm seeking original poems to publish at The Five-Two the weeks of June 20 and beyond. I invite submissions combining the themes of sum...

Deborah Lacy, perennial participant in our April blog tour from her site, Mystery Playground , is featuring one of her favorite Five-Two po...

Once again, I hope to fill February at The Five-Two with original love- or passion-themed crime poems. Submit by January 15 for one of the...

As a fan of the James Bond books and movies, I thought Bond would make a fun poetry prompt. Send me your poems about James Bond, Ian Fieming...

Last May, Johnny Longfellow accepted one of my poems for his Midnight Lane Gallery project. The Five-Two will publish Johnny's poem, ...

Frequent Five-Two contributor Charles Rammelkamp will choose the Poem of the Week for December 8-14, 2014. Submit to Charles with the subje...

Erica Guo has worked on the staffs of Blueshift Journal and Transcendence Magazine , and with Victoria Erdel, co-founded Cenzontle Magazine...

I'm seeking original poems to be published at The Five-Two this July and August. Following the usual guidelines , combine the themes of ...

Midnight Lane Gallery's Midnight on the Stroll poetry contest is seeking poetry inspired by the theme of street life, the site's di...

For Day 26 of 30 Days of The 5-2 , I announce the next 5-2 guest editor: Annabelle Edwards is a young writer and photographer living in Ne...

I'm now accepting love-themed crime poems for the four weeks of February 2014. The usual guidelines apply. Submit by December 31, 2013 ...

Guest editor Terry Trowbridge will choose the Poem of the Week for October 21–27, 2013 from submissions received August 9–September 30, 2013...