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

The high vibration
And rapid transfers of energy from Kyanite
Create pathways
Where none existed before
Thus report people whose wheels are greased
With the sort of snake oil
Your mother's never liked the smell of
Mom knows best
It’s the truth
But I happened across a piece of Kyanite
In New Orleans last month
Which I keep in my dice bag
You learned
To pronounce the S in sky
The ky has gone out
Never again will stars twinkle there like diamonds
No longer will we gaze upon the ky
In the dwindling light before bedtime
It’s all right
Our time in the ky
Was short
And miraculous
Who knows what new wonders
The full sky holds
It is unexplored terrain
For us all
To access forgotten childhood memories
Or to recall a word
Or name
That eludes you
Touch the center of your brow
With kyanite

- John Darnielle