Poetry

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A community to celebrate published and OC works of poetry.

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Welcome to !poetry

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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.

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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.

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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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MODERATORS

We're carving up the world again,  
y'all grab your fork and knife.  
The rich have gotten bored and now  
they're in a money fight.  

We're carving up the world again,  
you're surely gonna get your share  
as long as you can give it all  
to get your leader there.  

We're carving up the world again.  
The old wounds only barely scabbed;  
the new, neglected, start to fester;  
God, the world was pretty bad.  

We're carving up the world again  
and some of us will be undone,  
and some of us will die, sure, but:  
imagine if the others won.  

We're carving up the world again,  
and I for one am not a fan.  
But tell Me if there is another,  

any other,  

kinda... better plan?