Connect with other poets for appreciation, encouragement, and feedback. Turn your hobby into something serious with our free writing courses. Customize your poems with backgrounds, images, and fonts. Our thriving community will inspire you!
Whether your goal is to publish a poetry book, improve your work, or just make friends - we believe you can do it. For over ten years we’ve helped over 300,000 poets improve.
The glory of winning big! Dozens of contests are started every day, many with cash prizes. Let clever prompts and fair judging get you inspired and having fun with other poets. For example:
Win $50 and get published in our next book project - topic: spring after a snowfall by Kevin 1600p • 63 entries.
Only Lunatics Need Apply by anestheticthievery 600p • prewrites ok
Writing groups connect you with other users in a private, smaller environment. Chat, message boards, and a reading list let you make friends and exchange reads in a quiet setting. For example:
Winklings: With over 200 members they host monthly group contests and publish a poetry bookeach year.
Napomo: each year in April, over 500 members participate in national poetry month writing a poem every day.
What are you waiting for? It's free, easy, and a great fun community.
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