Fight These Bastards

This project is believed to be defunct. (August 2009)

About

By Fight These Bastards we mean fight against the mind-numbing poetry of such magazines as Poetry Chicago and Paris Review, with its foreign phrases, myriad of obscure allusions and cross-references. We are looking for poetry of revolt, against the Academy, against the poetic mainstream. We are looking for poetry accessible beyond the ivory towers of academia and outside the bounds of religious or politically correct restrictions. We enjoy poetry that celebrates honesty and humor. We enjoy poetry with some bite to it. We enjoy poetry that claims to represent the interests, views, or tastes of the common person, particularly as distinct from those of the rich and powerful. Please, no cute bunny poems, no overtly political poems, no knee-jerk, poorly-executed anti-(fill in the blank) poems. Honesty and thought required.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

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Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Experimental, Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Unknown

Styles:

Experimental, Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026