/r/Poetry
A place for sharing published poetry.
For sharing orignal content, please visit r/OCPoetry
Use /r/OCPoetry for original poetry
What We're About:
This is a forum to talk about the world of poetry. Seek advice on submitting your poetry for publication. Offer a lesson on enjambement. Spread the news of a new poet laureate. Etc.
We now have our own Discord server! Come hang out and join the weekly open mic!
The Dos and Don'ts of Poetry:
- This subreddit is for sharing published poetry and for discussing the world of poetry. Do not post any original poems. Share your poetry on our sister subreddit, /r/OCPoetry.
- Put a [TAG] in your post title, e.g., "[Info] Lesson on rhyming" (See below for available tags).
- To ask for homework help, state that you are asking for homework help and show how far you've gotten.
- To sell something, use a self post and offer a sample poem. To promote something, like publications, be detailed about your product.
- Do not use a URL shortener.
- NEW If you are sharing a poem in translation, both the original poet and the translator must be credited.
- NEWER ALL Poem submission HEADLINES must include the name of the poem and the author. Period
We moderators reserve the right to remove posts as best serves the community.
Available Tags
In order for your post to go through, you must use one of the following tags--in brackets--before your title.
[POEM]: For sharing a published or anthologized POEM. (Not for sharing your own amateur poetry.)
[ARTICLE]: For sharing a link to an ARTICLE from the general world of poetry.
[OPINION]: For discussing your OPINIONS about any aspect of the general world of poetry.
[RESOURCE]: For sharing outside links to RESOURCES that are related to the general world of poetry.
[HELP]: For asking for HELP from the poetry community. (Still not for sharing your own amateur poetry.)
[PROMO]: For PROMOTING your own creative project. (Still not for sharing your own amateur poetry).
[OPPORTUNITY]: For announcements about professional OPPORTUNITIES for prospective poets.
[META]: For discussing the subreddit itself, or discussing other posts that appear on the subreddit. Posts using this tag may be subject to moderator approval. If in doubt, please ask first.
Have a question for the mods? Click here!
Formatting Help
Reddit formatting (aka 'fancy courier font trick')
4 spaces after each line escapes double spacing
Double space the end of a line for a line break
Double return for a stanza break
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/r/Poetry
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[Help] Mary Oliver poetry books
Hi, this community introduced me to Mary Oliver and I find I like her poems a lot! Could you recommend your favourite poetry book of hers, that would be great for a beginner like me? I want to read more of her work š
Thank you!
21:32 UTC
[OPINION] Why do I keep losing poetry competitions?
I have been writing since I was six years old, but I truly began submitting professionally seven years ago. I have collected many publishing credits in that time (some paid), so I know at least some people like my poetry. However, I just have the worst luck with competitions. I barely manage to win raffles, let alone with the stuff Iām best at! Iām almost thirty years old, and I havenāt won a single writing competition. The closest I have come is getting on a Shortlist, but I am always the bridesmaid and never the bride.
I keep telling myself that itās ok to lose, but I just want one win! If I could just see one email with the words ācongratulationsā and āwinnerā, I would be ecstatic! Itās just getting very tiring and upsetting losing all the time. I try to be a good person in life, and one would think some good karma would hit eventually, but losing is my middle name.
Does anyone else have such bad luck with poetry competitions?
19:35 UTC
[POEM] And the days are not full enough - Ezra Pound
And the days are not full enough
And the nights are not full enough
And life slips by like a field mouse
Not shaking the grass
14:57 UTC
[POEM] From RENDANG, Will Harris
14:39 UTC
[poem] "Ristorante," by Nicholas Giosa
to read this wonderful pre-dinner toast, see below.
13:26 UTC
[HELP]
Complete shot in the dark and I donāt have much to go on for you guys. Iām looking for a poem a lover of mine once read to me. That lover has since gone but that piece of poetry really struck me at the time. But I have forgotten the words.
One of the lines I remember impacting me had something to do with, āputting you and our memories in little globes. I wish I could store all of these globes in my dresser drawer.ā Those arenāt the exact lines and this poet said it much more beautifully. If anyone has any ideas or if it sounds familiar, Iād really appreciate it.
06:13 UTC
[HELP] This Poem is haunting me and I can't find it anywhere, I saw it on a uquiz
"I'd kill myself today but my ghosts haven't stopped looking like you / I've been putting off cigarettes on my inner thigh for three years now. I think its art. It reminds me I'm not the only thing turning to ashes lately."
The line breaks seem weird, I've looked everywhere for it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
01:18 UTC
[HELP] poems about body and aging
Hi all,
I just got an assigment to write a lyrical monolouge about a woman who suddenly realises, she is old and her body is not the same anymore.
I am looking for some inspiration, so if you have any recommendations that fits the topic, drop them below. I would especially love the ones that are really deeply connected to poetics of the body and sexuality.
Thank you in advance!
19:08 UTC