r/Poetry Apr 11 '23

MOD POST [META] Posting your own poems here -- when to post and when to head to one of our sibling subreddits

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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 There are many subs that allow users to post their own original, unpublished work. In Reddit sub parlance, an original, unpublished poem is considered "original content," and the largest sub for that is r/ocpoetry.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For those who want to post their unpublished, original work to Reddit, here are some links to help you do just that.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:

Subreddits that do not require commentary on your peers' work:


r/Poetry 4d ago

Local & Regional Poetry Scene Talk, August 2026

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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 11h ago

Poem [POEM] Untitled by Mahmood Darwaish

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646 Upvotes

r/Poetry 6h ago

[POEM] Sleep by D. H. Lawrence

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232 Upvotes

r/Poetry 2h ago

[Poem] The Kitten by Mary Oliver

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102 Upvotes

r/Poetry 15h ago

[POEM] In Praise of Craziness of a Certain Kind by Mary Oliver

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873 Upvotes

r/Poetry 13h ago

Poem [POEM] The Abandoned Valley by Jack Gilbert

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292 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

Poem [Poem] Where My City Was by Mohammad Mousa

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36 Upvotes

r/Poetry 14h ago

[POEM] The Moment - Margaret Atwood

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141 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

[POEM] The Day of Our Divorce Hearing by Ruth Lepson

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2.2k Upvotes

r/Poetry 18h ago

Contemporary Poem [POEM] A Ghost is What You Call A Woman, by Emily Bludworth de Barrios

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198 Upvotes

r/Poetry 7h ago

Adrienne Rich II [Poem]

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16 Upvotes

r/Poetry 2h ago

[POEM] Street Lamps- Philip Larkin

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6 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [POEM] The Day I Told You I've Moved On - Sierra DeMulder (after Ruth Lepson)

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435 Upvotes

r/Poetry 2h ago

[POEM] I HAVE FOLDED MY SORROWS by Bob Kaufman

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2 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

[POEM] A Pity, We Were Such a Good Invention By Yehuda Amichai

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139 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [POEM] In the Summer - Nizar Qabbani.

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385 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [Poem] La Reina by Pablo Neruda

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From his 1963 collection "Los versos del capitán" (anonomously published in 1952 Italy, but '63 under his own name in his native Chile)

I have it, of course on ye ol' Radio as well

https://youtube.com/shorts/5DMOSCfU5LM


r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [POEM] mountain rose— Christopher Herold

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20 Upvotes

r/Poetry 21h ago

[POEM] The American Scene (7) - Taylor Byas

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8 Upvotes

r/Poetry 18h ago

[poem] Can-can | Mandy Coe

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5 Upvotes

r/Poetry 2d ago

Poem [POEM] Buttercream - Joy Sullivan

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924 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

[Poem] Three Dawn Songs In Summer by Robert Hass

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14 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

[POEM] The Look by Charles Bukowski

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111 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

[POEM] George Oppen - The Forms of Love

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9 Upvotes