Everyone needs a voice, a way to express themselves. We want a way to scream (or whisper, or sob, or laugh) our thoughts to the world. Poetry is about telling our stories, our hopes, and our fragile dreams.
Confidence. Connection. Creation. - Sync Outreach and Program President Sara Garg
Subject: [Preferred First and Last Name]: Poetry Showcase Body:
A short author bio (name, age, preferred pronouns, nationality, etc).
Give us permission to use your work as an example and/or to publish it on the website
Attachments:
Word documents ONLY. NO PDFs.
Header: Preferred Name, Age
At top: Title, any trigger warnings, any necessary background information for the piece
12 point Garamond font is preferred
Each poem should be in a separate document
Email as many pieces as you want! However, as a small non-profit, our time is limited and we may not be able to read all your pieces if you attach more than 3.
Note on Publication: We do not have the ability to print anything. Your poems will be compiled in an online PDF with other Sync Submissions in an annual release. You will be emailed prior to release.
Examples from ELEMENTARY Halloween Workshop
"Candy Corn" by Diya Khanduri ~~haiku~~
Careful crafted Each layer a work of art I bite it apart
"Ready or Not" by Sara Garg ~~limerick~~
T’was a dark and stormy night Monsters were ready to give a fright But for fear of the rain No children came And the monsters slunk out of sight