A community to celebrate published and OC works of poetry.
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# Welcome to !poetry
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**Guidelines & Community Rules**
*In addition to the general rules of lemmy.world:*
**Published Poetry**
*1a:* Poetry posts should include the title and the author, when the author is known.
**O.C. Poetry**
*2a:* Sharing original poetry is encouraged, but it must be preceded by the tag "[OC]."
*2b:* If an [OC] post is requesting feedback, it should also follow with the "[FB]" tag. It would look like the following example:
[OC] [FB] Nothing Gold Can Stay
**Feedback**
*All feedback should be given in good faith.*
*3a:* All [FB] requests should be met with comments constructive in nature. It is okay to dislike parts of a poem, but make sure to explain *why* you feel that way.
*3b:* Feedback does not need to be extraordinary in nature. Simply expressing how a work makes you feel is often enough.
*3c:* Use the honor system. When you receive good feedback, return it in kind to another author. Everyone appreciates knowing their work is being read and appreciated.
*As this community develops, these guidelines may be adjusted.*
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**Formatting Help**
*Work in progress*
To create a line break, use two spaces at the end of a line.
To create empty space, type ``` ```.
Use four of these at the beginning of a line to create a standard indent.
**UPDATE:**
*Some methods of access do not format markdown correctly. I am currently testing various apps and web interfaces to see what does and does not retain formatting.*
*In the interim, it is encouraged to post text poetry as you normally would, but to include a link at the beginning or end of the post with access to a website or image that retains the formatting as intended.*
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**Other Poetry Communities**
Poetry lovers unite! In the style of the fediverse, multiple poetry communities have arisen, and will continue to rise. I will try to keep a list here of communities across instances that are worth checking out!
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Poetry