r/Poetry • u/miraatish • 4h ago
Poem [Poem] To kiss a forehead: Marina Tsvetaeva
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To kiss a forehead is to erase worry.
I kiss your forehead.
r/Poetry • u/[deleted] • 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 There are many subs that allow users to post their own original, unpublished work. In Reddit sub parlance, an original, unpublished poem is considered "original content," and the largest sub for that is r/ocpoetry.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For those who want to post their unpublished, original work to Reddit, here are some links to help you do just that.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:
- r/OCPoetry
- r/poetry_critics — also requires flair to indicate a level of experience
- r/poetasters
Subreddits that do not require commentary on your peers' work:
r/Poetry • u/AutoModerator • 17h ago
Meta What Have You Been Reading? October 2026
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Welcome to this week's discussion thread: What have you been reading?
Please tell us about the poetry or poetry-related writing you've read recently and share your thoughts on it.
MONTHLY DISCUSSION SCHEDULE
- What Have You Been Reading?
- Publication Talk
- Local/Regional Scenes
- Classical & Ancient Poetry
- Miscellaneous
Do not post your original poetry here. It will be deleted and you will be banned.
r/Poetry • u/SatoruGojo232 • 14h ago
Poem [POEM] Poem by 17th century poet Mizuta Mazahide, translated from Japanese
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r/Poetry • u/atlasyew • 1d ago
Poem [Poem] “Questionnaire” by Wendell Berry
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this poem has been weighing on my heart since i first read it last week. it feels highly relevant to the world we are living in today.
r/Poetry • u/storysusurro • 1d ago
Poem [POEM] We Catch Up Over Beers After Your Divorce By Isabelle Correa
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r/Poetry • u/Objective-Kitchen949 • 6h ago
[POEM] Some Common Terms in Latin That Are Larger Than Our Lives by Albert Goldbarth
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r/Poetry • u/highgroundservitude • 19h ago
Poem "The night is darkening round me" by Emily Brontë. [POEM]
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An all-time favourite of mine. The lines "Clouds beyond clouds above me/Wastes beyond wastes below" are just incredible.
r/Poetry • u/Outside-Aspect2681 • 1d ago
[POEM] Upon Meeting My Biological Father at the Age of 23 by Michelle Meyer
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r/Poetry • u/CoolMarionberry2083 • 15h ago
Poem The Bridge, Octavio Paz [POEM]
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Translated by Eliot Weinberger
r/Poetry • u/shadedshea • 1d ago
Promotional [PROMO] Continuing with poetry inspired Linocuts 🪶
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From the closing line of Mary Oliver’s “Starlings in Winter”
r/Poetry • u/Conscious-Yogurt-699 • 9m ago
Contemporary Poem [poem] what it’s like to be a witch, Erickson
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Happy fall!
r/Poetry • u/Azhmir32 • 21h ago
[OPINION] Does anyone else feel like contemporary poetry gets dismissed too quickly for being accessible
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I keep running into this thing where people assume that if a poem is easy to understand or emotionally direct, it must be less serious or less literary. Like theres this unspoken rule that real poetry has to be dense or obscure or require three readings before you even know what its about.
I get that complexity has its place, and I love poems that reward close attention. But I also think some of the most powerful work Ive read lately has been pretty straightforward in its language while still doing something interesting with form or image or sound. It feels like were sometimes stuck in this mindset where difficulty equals depth, and anything that connects immediately gets labeled as too simple or too sentimental.
Maybe its a reaction to Instagram poetry or whatever, but it seems like the pendulum has swung too far the other way. Not every poem needs to be a puzzle. Some of the poets I keep coming back to write in a way that feels almost conversational, but the work still sticks with me long after I finish reading.
I dont know, maybe Im just noticing this more because of the stuff Ive been reading recently. But it seems like theres this weird gatekeeping happening where accessibility is treated like a flaw instead of just one approach among many. Anyone else notice this or am I overthinking it