Winning Writers - Live and Let DEI Anthology (no fee)

"I'm looking for poems where the humorous, satirical, or innovative use of the forbidden words is a central part of the technique or content. If your piece merely happens to include a couple of the words, it's still eligible but may not grab me as much.  "Poems don't need to comment directly on current events. The whole situation of linguistic distortion and politically motivated erasure concerns me as much as the words themselves. You might choose a wholly different 'safe' poetic topic, precisely to show how all of our discourse will be warped by an environment of censorship, whether we're writing about flowers or civil rights. "Whatever your topic, we want fresh takes and subtlety." —Jendi Reiter, editor Submit an original poem that makes creative use of the words that the Trump administration is flagging on government websites and research papers. See the list (PDF). There is no fee to enter. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. We strongly prefer unpublished work that was written for this anthology rather than older poems that happen to include some of the keywords. Poems may be on any topic, but one or more of the keywords should play a significant role in the structure or contents (e.g., a sestina with six of the keywords as the repeating end-words). Satire is welcome. No AI-generated work. No restriction on age or nationality of author. The primary language of the poem should be English. Please omit your name from the file you submit. We prefer 12-point type or larger. Please avoid fancy, hard-to-read fonts. Everyone who enters this contest will receive an electronic copy of the anthology, and it will be made available free to the public. There is no other compensation, just notoriety and justice. If your submission is selected for publication, you agree to give Winning Writers a nonexclusive license to publish your work online with attribution (you may use a pen name). You retain all other rights. You are free, for example, to publish your work in print or online elsewhere, whether or not you are selected for publication in this anthology. Please submit only one poem. If you need help, please email [email protected].