Follow Friday 9-30-22: Poetry
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ysabetwordsmithThis week's theme is Poetry.
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bitesizedreading -- Encouragement and support for anyone who loves to read
Inspired bybitesizedcleaning, this community was created to offer encouragement and support to anyone who loves to read.
Sometimes it seems like the only reading that "counts" is either weighty non-fiction or novel-length literary fiction. But those who love to read often have a diverse array of reading interests, from poetry to fanfic to newspapers to web comics.
[Somewhat active with last post in March.]
books -- Books are uniquely portable magic.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
crowdfunding -- Crowdfunding: Connecting Creators and Patrons
Community Description: Connecting creative people and patrons for fun and profit
The mid-month Creative Jam has prompts, and fills commonly include poems. The next one will be Oct. 15-16 with a theme of "Winning and Losing."
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
dankodes -- Danmei Dank Odes
Community Description: The study of classical Chinese poetry for inherently dubious danmei reasons.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
fanpoetry -- A multifandom community for writers to share their poetry and fans to recommend others' works.
[Low-traffic with last post in October 2021.]
bymokona posts both original poetry and favorites by other poets.
greatpoetry -- I Eat Poetry
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
holmes_minor -- a playground for little fics and poems.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
justcreate -- Time to sit down and make it!
Community Description: A place for crafters, artists, coders, and creators of any variety to share their projects.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
notsotragic -- if you don't look down
[Active with last post in August.]
poetic_hp -- Poetry in the Harry Potter verse
Community Description: poetry, haiku, limericks, free verse, Harry Potter
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
poetree -- A community for poetry discussion and sharing poems
[Dormant with last post in February 2017, but posting is open to all members so this should be revivable.]
poetry -- A community for sharing published poetry.
Currently calling for volunteers.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
poetry_fiction -- Your stop for the annual poetry fic challenge!
Community Description: an annual fiction challenge with focus on a different poet every year as inspiration
Each year, there will be a featured poet, and on January 1, participants will be given a stanza or poetry fragment from the work of the featured poet as a prompt.
Participants will have 31 days to write at least 1,000 words.
[Periodically active with many posts in July.]
tolkienshortfanworks -- This is a community for very short texts from all Tolkien fandoms (word count: up to 1000 words, especially 500 words or less), such as ficlets, all types of fixed-length forms, and poetry.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
words_just_words -- Words_Just_Words
Community Description: A daily poetry sharing place
[Active in September, but posts seem to be locked to members only.]
ysabetwordsmith hosts a Poetry Fishbowl on the second Tuesday of each month, with a new theme each time. Leave prompts and get a backchannel copy of a poem, or watch for poems to be sponsored.
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Other Resources
Looking for something easy to post in your blog? Paste in a classic poem about any of your interests! This also makes a good recurring post.
* Favorite Poem Project
* Poem a Day
* Poetry Daily
* Poetry Foundation Poems
* Poem Hunter
Looking for ideas on writing poetry? Here are some references.
* Book Riot A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POEMS
* Glossary of Poetic Terms
* The Poets Garrett
* Writer's Digest List of 168 Poetic Forms for Poets
bitesizedreading -- Encouragement and support for anyone who loves to readInspired by
bitesizedcleaning, this community was created to offer encouragement and support to anyone who loves to read.Sometimes it seems like the only reading that "counts" is either weighty non-fiction or novel-length literary fiction. But those who love to read often have a diverse array of reading interests, from poetry to fanfic to newspapers to web comics.
[Somewhat active with last post in March.]
books -- Books are uniquely portable magic.[Active with multiple posts in September.]
crowdfunding -- Crowdfunding: Connecting Creators and PatronsCommunity Description: Connecting creative people and patrons for fun and profit
The mid-month Creative Jam has prompts, and fills commonly include poems. The next one will be Oct. 15-16 with a theme of "Winning and Losing."
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
dankodes -- Danmei Dank OdesCommunity Description: The study of classical Chinese poetry for inherently dubious danmei reasons.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
fanpoetry -- A multifandom community for writers to share their poetry and fans to recommend others' works.[Low-traffic with last post in October 2021.]
bymokona posts both original poetry and favorites by other poets.greatpoetry -- I Eat Poetry[Active with multiple posts in September.]
holmes_minor -- a playground for little fics and poems. [Active with multiple posts in September.]
justcreate -- Time to sit down and make it!Community Description: A place for crafters, artists, coders, and creators of any variety to share their projects.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
notsotragic -- if you don't look down[Active with last post in August.]
poetic_hp -- Poetry in the Harry Potter verseCommunity Description: poetry, haiku, limericks, free verse, Harry Potter
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
poetree -- A community for poetry discussion and sharing poems[Dormant with last post in February 2017, but posting is open to all members so this should be revivable.]
poetry -- A community for sharing published poetry.Currently calling for volunteers.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
poetry_fiction -- Your stop for the annual poetry fic challenge!Community Description: an annual fiction challenge with focus on a different poet every year as inspiration
Each year, there will be a featured poet, and on January 1, participants will be given a stanza or poetry fragment from the work of the featured poet as a prompt.
Participants will have 31 days to write at least 1,000 words.
[Periodically active with many posts in July.]
tolkienshortfanworks -- This is a community for very short texts from all Tolkien fandoms (word count: up to 1000 words, especially 500 words or less), such as ficlets, all types of fixed-length forms, and poetry. [Active with multiple posts in September.]
words_just_words -- Words_Just_WordsCommunity Description: A daily poetry sharing place
[Active in September, but posts seem to be locked to members only.]
ysabetwordsmith hosts a Poetry Fishbowl on the second Tuesday of each month, with a new theme each time. Leave prompts and get a backchannel copy of a poem, or watch for poems to be sponsored.* * *
Other Resources
Looking for something easy to post in your blog? Paste in a classic poem about any of your interests! This also makes a good recurring post.
* Favorite Poem Project
* Poem a Day
* Poetry Daily
* Poetry Foundation Poems
* Poem Hunter
Looking for ideas on writing poetry? Here are some references.
* Book Riot A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POEMS
* Glossary of Poetic Terms
* The Poets Garrett
* Writer's Digest List of 168 Poetic Forms for Poets
