Poetry
A community to celebrate published and OC works of poetry.
Welcome to !poetry
Guidelines & Community Rules
In addition to the general rules of lemmy.world:
Published Poetry
1a: Poetry posts should include the title and the author, when the author is known.
O.C. Poetry
2a: Sharing original poetry is encouraged, but it must be preceded by the tag "[OC]."
2b: If an [OC] post is requesting feedback, it should also follow with the "[FB]" tag. It would look like the following example:
[OC] [FB] Nothing Gold Can Stay
Feedback
All feedback should be given in good faith.
3a: All [FB] requests should be met with comments constructive in nature. It is okay to dislike parts of a poem, but make sure to explain why you feel that way.
3b: Feedback does not need to be extraordinary in nature. Simply expressing how a work makes you feel is often enough.
3c: Use the honor system. When you receive good feedback, return it in kind to another author. Everyone appreciates knowing their work is being read and appreciated.
As this community develops, these guidelines may be adjusted.
Formatting Help
Work in progress
To create a line break, use two spaces at the end of a line.
To create empty space, type .
Use four of these at the beginning of a line to create a standard indent.
UPDATE:
Some methods of access do not format markdown correctly. I am currently testing various apps and web interfaces to see what does and does not retain formatting.
In the interim, it is encouraged to post text poetry as you normally would, but to include a link at the beginning or end of the post with access to a website or image that retains the formatting as intended.
Other Poetry Communities
Poetry lovers unite! In the style of the fediverse, multiple poetry communities have arisen, and will continue to rise. I will try to keep a list here of communities across instances that are worth checking out!
That was both a great piece and a very cool overall concept. Very well executed.
I love this! I'm really tempted to commit it to memory for recitation
P.S. if you've never been to a poetry open mic you should. I've met only the coolest and supportive people there
This reminds me of We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read by Caroline M. Yoachim. It was a Hugo nominee this year. It is a fascinating attempt at hacking/teaching the readers brain to hold two different voices simultaneously. She has said " I got it in my head that what I really wanted was to somehow train people to do something that, cognitively, we simply do not do. The closest parallel to the effect I wanted comes from musicals. There are times when multiple characters sing different lines at the same time."
You can read it here http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/HowToRead
Like a Greek chorus almost? Thank you for the link, I really like it!
The Hugo awards had a category for poetry for the first time this year. Some really interesting entries, given the intersection of medium and genres.
https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/2025-hugo-award-finalists/
Although, looking at that list, I'm noticing that the work I originally linked to was in the Short Story category, not Poetry. I'm surprised.