A community to celebrate published and OC works of 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!
You know how some people have aphantasia and cannot visualize anything in their minds?
I feel like that about poetry, for some reason none of it resonates with me at all. It's like I'm missing something that a lot of other people seem to perceive or process.
I don’t know this author or her story, but it sounds like she’s describing the experience an old roommate of mine would have. She was bi polar and could expect to have an episode every two years. She became a different person, then had to look back on the memories of the things “The Crazy” did in her name once it had passed. It was very hard for her.
You're allowed to not enjoy poetry.
I suspect that one day you'll find a poem that speaks to you in a way no other has before. And then you would be allowed to enjoy that poem, even though you don't typically enjoy poetry.
So much of the human experience has already been experienced, so many thoughts have already been thunk. If you keep reading the poems you come across, you'll eventually find one where the author has a lived experience similar to your own, or thoughts that you didn't know how to put into words.
I used to be that way with most poems and now some poems make me cry even when I don’t feel like I know what they’re talking about.