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Poetry
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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!
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there is a song by the band called Morpheus, written and sung by Mark Sandman
When he was younger, he was a cab driver and got stabbed in the chest and almost died. He knew his life would not be as long as it should have been and always made sure to live it to the fullest.
He died on stage performing
one of his songs
Do not go quietly unto your grave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP7AOzzSRx4
I think of this song a lot, this poem hits that same mark for me
I am also reminded of Tecumseh and his famous speech. I have found this to be so important that I hold it deep to my core. It is this same feeling
This is good medicine, thanks for sharing the poem
Thanks for sharing! I've always wanted more art and prose that reflect the feeling I get from this poem. I've always extended this poem to mean that no matter what you achieve, you will wish you had achieved more while on your deathbed. Therefore the only thing to be done to rage against the dying of the light is to unequivocally fight for what you believe in.