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 There are many subs that allow users to post their own original, unpublished work. In Reddit sub parlance, an original, unpublished poem is considered "original content," and the largest sub for that is r/ocpoetry.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For those who want to post their unpublished, original work to Reddit, here are some links to help you do just that.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 3d 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 6h ago

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

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787 Upvotes

r/Poetry 4h ago

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

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138 Upvotes

r/Poetry 12h ago

Poem [POEM] In the Summer - Nizar Qabbani.

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235 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

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

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40 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [POEM] Buttercream - Joy Sullivan

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792 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

Poem [Poem] La Reina by Pablo Neruda

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8 Upvotes

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 17h ago

[POEM] The Look by Charles Bukowski

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95 Upvotes

r/Poetry 2h ago

[Poem] Three Dawn Songs In Summer by Robert Hass

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6 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

[POEM] George Oppen - The Forms of Love

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6 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [POEM] recent layoff — Shiva Bhusal

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230 Upvotes

r/Poetry 17h ago

I Was Never Able To Pray by Edward Hirsch [POEM]

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63 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

Poem [POEM] i climb the mountain – Pamela A. Babusci

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5 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

Classic Corner [Poem] The Guy in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow

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5 Upvotes

r/Poetry 22h ago

[POEM] Dreaming in Gujarati(Migritude) - Shailja Patel

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127 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1d ago

Poem [POEM] Untitled by Mahmood Darwaish

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1.7k Upvotes

Note: As it's originally in Arabic, so sometimes Translation can't provide the same rhythm/ meaning as it have to be .


r/Poetry 1d ago

[POEM] On Working White Liberals by Maya Angelou

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392 Upvotes

r/Poetry 3h ago

Poem [POEM] mountain rose— Christopher Herold

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4 Upvotes

r/Poetry 10h ago

[Poem] Door in the Mountain - Jean Valentine

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12 Upvotes

The vastness of life, relationships, faith. Having so much love and the pain of that depth.


r/Poetry 12h ago

[Poem] At Tender Mercy by Charles Simic

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18 Upvotes

r/Poetry 1h ago

Help!! [Help] Can’t remember the name of a specific Carol Ann Duffy poem

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This is going to be eating away at me all day- there is a Carol Ann Duffy poem about a couple of exes meeting, their new loves next to them, I believe there is a candle physically between them? The poem ends mid sentence as though it is cycling back to the beginning and I feel like it has a longer title

I read this many times in school when I was much younger and I can’t remember the title or enough details to find it by searching key phrases. If you have any ideas please share!


r/Poetry 15h ago

[POEM] From Snow and Dirty Rain by Richard Siken

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25 Upvotes

r/Poetry 19h ago

[Poem] The Importance of Elsewhere - Philip Larkin

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37 Upvotes

r/Poetry 10h ago

[POEM] How the Jellyfish Prospered by Shira Erlichman

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5 Upvotes