15. Poets Against Terror 2

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invite you to take part in the Anthology

United We Stand~Poets Against Terror
[A tribute to all victims of terrorism]





To take part in the compilation

  • Ask for free registration to this Group (only the registered poets can submit their poetry):
  • After registration, each member can submit a poem through the GROUP/FORUM EMAIL :



  • Submission is limited to 1 poem

no longer than 30 lines, with no more than 70 characters per line (spaces included)


    • DEADLINE  :    JULY  31st


Only unpublished poems will be accepted

1 [one] month after the publication of the book, you will be free to publish the submitted poem wherever you like.
Therefore, do not submit poems already posted at poemhunter and/or other web-sites.
If you really want to use a poem you have already posted (published), you need to deactivate or put it off-line (at poemhunter or at other sites). You can re-post it 1 month after the publication of our book.

Theme of this project is TERRORISM and the book ~as a tribute to all victims of terrorism~ will be a compilation of 'POETRY OF WITNESS'.
Therefore, such a subject has to be explicit and not implicit in the submitted poems [= the poems need to state such a point clearly, leaving no room for confusion or doubt].

This is the continuation of our first editorial project started after the murdering of so many innocents in Paris [Nov. 13th, 2015], as a tribute to them and to the countless other victims of TERRORISM, worldwide.
For this reason, we must avoid any prejudice regarding issues such as race, religion, political ideology, and the like.

Consequently, any expression of hatred (even towards the perpetrators of such heinous crimes) in the poems must be avoided –and we have to stay away from any 'political discourse /debate'.

No one is safe from terror: any day we get news of murders committed by insane people, most often (although not always) in the name of a 'god' they don't really believe in.. because it is not God that is in their mind. What they have inside, is only the deepest void. And they simply want to fill their void with hatred.

Terrorism is also a manifestation of violent extremism, as they are deeply tied. Anyway, they represent an insane pursuit of political aims/power.

No one is safe, anywhere, by such a violent, bloody madness.. but we –all the people of good will– must stand up and refuse terror!

The Anthology will be our second book of 'Poetry Against Terror' after our 1st published in 2016. See:

Terrorism, which is one of the most important topics in the world today, refers to any act designed to cause 'terror' by means of violence or the threat of violence.

As a fundamental rule, terrorism is politically and emotionally charged, because it is meant to instill fear within, and thereby intimidate people, an entire country or even the whole world. Terrorism is certainly frightening, but the best way we can fight it is by living our lives without terror.

"Countering this scourge is in the interest of all nations" [UN http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/]


ALL THE UNFIT POEMS WILL BE DISCARDED AFTER DEADLINE, without further notice.


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when you send the poem, be sure to
use a new (fresh) email -- do not reply to any previous email --
As 'subject', write: " submission by (your name) ".
This way, the Forum will stay in order. Thank you.
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  • The new entries have to add a BIOGRAPHY no longer than 200 words, written in 1st person, stating clearly:
  1.  First name
  2.  Family name
  3.  Nationality
  4.  Country + Year of birth
  5.  City/Country where currently living
  •  Note: for publishing and copyright issues, we need to know the real name of all the poets. You can of course add your 'nom de plume' - pen name.
  • The copyright of the poems will remain in the hands of their Authors, but all Participants will accept to make us free to publish the ebook at no cost and without any other obligation on our part than to publish the poems selected (the acceptance of this point will be attested, by each Participant, by simply sending their poems). To make it clear: by submitting their poems the Authors agree to grant non-exclusive world rights to Fabrizio Frosini and 'Poets Unite Worldwide' for publishing the submitted poems in books, without fee, so long as the Authors are credited --this does not prevent the Authors from publishing their poems anytime, anywhere, by themselves, or from granting others the right to do so.
  • All participants will receive their own copy of the ebook (file PDF or EPUB).
  • NO FEES are requested.
  • A Judging Committee will decide if the poems are worthy to be accepted for publication.

Best regards
Fabrizio Frosini
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