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 There are many subs that allow users to post their own original, unpublished work. In Reddit sub parlance, an original, unpublished poem is considered "original content," and the largest sub for that is r/ocpoetry.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For those who want to post their unpublished, original work to Reddit, here are some links to help you do just that.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

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