2Leaf Press is looking for great poets. Could you be one of them?

The genesis of 2Leaf Press is for one very selfish reason: our editors work on phati’tude Literary Magazine, so they already have a real love for poetry.

Why poetry? We love the way the words feel in our mouths, roll off our tongues, and how they reverberate in our ears. We enjoy the sheer physical pleasure of the sound and shape of a poem; the sight of lines and white space and faces lost in thought by sharing a moment of truth with an unseen and unknown person.

We want poetry that challenges. We want poetry that conveys many flavors, spoken in numerous cadences. We want to introduce the complexity and multicultural makeup of the city in a positive way. We want poems that display wit and whimsy. We want poetry that is dangerous and exciting. We want poetry that is ethereal but not airy, wise but not preachy. We want poetry that can take you by surprise and slip into a spot in your heart. We want poetry that is musical and represents the tempos and tones of life. We want poetry that moves and dances. We want poetry that is immense yet imaginative. We want poetry that is pictures painted with words. We want poetry that validates and eradicates. We want to introduce poetry into the lives of ordinary people, including the very young and the very old. We want to break with tradition, yet become the standard for excellence. We want poetry that explodes.

If you believe your poetry captures all of the above, please check out our submission guidelines and our 2Leaf Tip: Preparing Your Manuscript before submitting your work.