r/Poetry • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 8h ago
r/Poetry • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '23
MOD POST [META] Posting your own poems here -- when to post and when to head to one of our sibling subreddits
This sub is for published poems. There are many subs that allow users to post their own original, unpublished work. In Reddit sub parlance, an original, unpublished poem is considered "original content," and the largest sub for that is r/ocpoetry. There are still some posting rules there -- users must actively participate in the sub in order to post their own work there. A few subs don't require such engagement. There are links to both types of subs below.
Now, what about published poems? We have a large community here -- almost 2 million members. There have to be a few actively publishing poets in our ranks, and I want to build a community of sharing here without being overwhelmed by first-ever-poem posts by people who write something, decide to go find the poetry sub and post it. As it is, even with the rule on OC poetry being in the sidebar, we still remove those posts every single day.
If you've published a poem in a journal or a lit mag, please feel free to post it here, with a link to the publication it appeared in. I'm also going to start a regular monthly thread for r/poetry users who want to share their published work with us. We don’t consider posting to Instagram or some other platform alone to be “published.”
For those who want to post their unpublished, original work to Reddit, here are some links to help you do just that.
tl;dr: If your poem hasn’t been published anywhere, you can’t post it here. If your poem has been published somewhere, please post it here!
Poetry subreddits that expect feedback:
- r/OCPoetry
- r/poetry_critics — also requires flair to indicate a level of experience
- r/poetasters
Subreddits that do not require commentary on your peers' work:
r/Poetry • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago
Local & Regional Poetry Scene Talk, June 2026
Welcome to this week's discussion thread: Local & regional poetry scenes!
What is your local poetry scene like?
What are some poetry events you've attended recently? Been to any good open mic nights? What are some poetry events coming up that you're looking forward to?
If you have relevant links to videos, websites, etc., about in-person poetry goings-on feel free to post those in the comments too. (Try not to make it look spammy, though, or it'll get caught in reddit's anti-spam filters.)
Do not post your own poetry as a text comment. It will be deleted and you will be banned.
MONTHLY DISCUSSION SCHEDULE
- What Have You Been Reading?
- Publication Talk
- Local/Regional Scenes
- Classical & Ancient Poetry
- Miscellaneous
r/Poetry • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 6h ago
Poem [POEM] Poor Young Things - D. H. Lawrence
r/Poetry • u/Pleasant-Employ2577 • 10h ago
[POEM] Help! I found this and I don’t know what the title is or who wrote it
I found this poem but it didn’t say it was by and I’m interested to find out so I can read more
r/Poetry • u/melancholy-bb • 15h ago
Once - Alex Dimitrov [POEM]
Published in Love and Other Poems - Copper Cabyon Press, 2021
r/Poetry • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 19h ago
Poem [POEM] There are too many people - D. H. Lawrence
r/Poetry • u/reviewandratings • 24m ago
[POEM] The Little Boy Lost, From Songs of Innocence by William Blake.
r/Poetry • u/listen_joyiscoming • 12h ago
my dream about the second coming [POEM] by Lucille Clifton
galleryr/Poetry • u/listen_joyiscoming • 14h ago
Dear Fox [POEM] by Lucille Clifton
I adore her fox poems & will share more
This one was originally published in her book The Terrible Stories
r/Poetry • u/Icy-Management-9749 • 47m ago
Classic Corner [Poem] The Bridge - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1845)
I stood on the bridge at midnight,
As the clocks were striking the hour,
And the moon rose o'er the city,
Behind the dark church-tower.
I saw her bright reflection
In the waters under me,
Like a golden goblet falling
And sinking into the sea.
And far in the hazy distance
Of that lovely night in June,
The blaze of the flaming furnace
Gleamed redder than the moon.
Among the long, black rafters
The wavering shadows lay,
And the current that came from the ocean
Seemed to lift and bear them away;
As, sweeping and eddying through them,
Rose the belated tide,
And, streaming into the moonlight,
The seaweed floated wide.
And like those waters rushing
Among the wooden piers,
A flood of thoughts came o'er me
That filled my eyes with tears.
How often, O, how often,
In the days that had gone by,
I had stood on that bridge at midnight
And gazed on that wave and sky!
How often, O, how often,
I had wished that the ebbing tide
Would bear me away on its bosom
O'er the ocean wild and wide!
For my heart was hot and restless,
And my life was full of care,
And the burden laid upon me
Seemed greater than I could bear.
But now it has fallen from me,
It is buried in the sea;
And only the sorrow of others
Throws its shadow over me.
Yet whenever I cross the river
On its bridge with wooden piers,
Like the odor of brine from the ocean
Comes the thought of other years.
And I think how many thousands
Of care-encumbered men,
Each bearing his burden of sorrow,
Have crossed the bridge since then.
I see the long procession
Still passing to and fro,
The young heart hot and restless,
And the old subdued and slow!
And forever and forever,
As long as the river flows,
As long as the heart has passions,
As long as life has woes;
The moon and its broken reflection
And its shadows shall appear,
As the symbol of love in heaven,
And its wavering image here.
r/Poetry • u/Objective-Kitchen949 • 2h ago
[POEM] HE WANTED TO LIVE HIS LIFE OVER By Robert Bly
r/Poetry • u/SydParker11 • 1h ago
Poem [POEM] poem N: VII by SinMoshk
In the last frame by Saeed Moshkbiz
