#more than just a poetryportal

[creatingnikki]

2. The moon has not left my side Since I revealed my heart to you. It nudges every second star to hold my smile and guide My skipped heartbeats and baby butterflies to your view. The words for 'I am yours' in every language Plant their golden seeds in my bilingual mind All of the universe's 11:11 wishes form a heart-shaped tangle Pulling me out of any sadness that my past has aligned. I wear my ballet flats and twirl towards your hand At 2 am across oceans; the dolphins enjoy the show. On golden glittering sands I crash land, You look up from your book, grin and say, 'yo'. I finally see what you want of me and to that end I flow, Punching you playfully in the arm and calling you, 'bro'.

Shakespearen sonnet // napowrimo day 2

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[kitconmeowmeow]

Blue

Burrowing deep into my soul

Seeing past the darkness and

Reading the brail

Small light follows

Dim days and bright nights

And all I ever wanted

Pouring all over me

Drenched

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[softvelvetwords]

What’s it like to be a person in a world full of people? Some smell like lavender and some like to eat rice cakes with peanut butter. Some are only children and others hate roller coasters. Some are terrible at baking and many cry too much. I wish we could truly share ourselves… If only we could transfer our thoughts to words with ease and so much wasn’t lost in translation… I wish the stakes weren’t so high, or that my mind would stop telling me that they are. Why didn’t god create as many little cottages as he did people? So everyone would have a place to drink their afternoon tea and a cozy bed to dream in at night

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[heartofmuse]

hey so uh i was wondering, how’d you get so many notes on your poems? i mean, they’re framing awesome but i started a poetry blog and had it for a long time and i’d say i wrote good poetry but it flopped. so uh can u help me out?

Dearest Anon, 

I  really have no idea on how my pieces get notes but I will tell you what I think helps. 

1. tagging....most people dismiss it but tagging is so important. It helps readers find your posts easily. It also allows your work to get flagged in sections like 🔎poetic. Than it appears automatically in peoples feeds if the follow the tag. I remember the first time my own post appeared in my feed. I was so happy I cried and of course screenshot it....lol 

2. Tag reblog pages.....it really helps specially if you are just starting out and you don't have many followers. Reblog pages like @writerscreed , @poeticstories , @inkstay , and @poetryportal and many more have help me make my blog grow by exposing my work to a new audience. I would suggest you tag them so they can find and reblog your poems.This also helps because they usually reblog your poems on queque so that they get exposure many days after you wrote them. Also helps you avoid clogging your page with your own reblogs . I mean reblogging your own work is fine but just not the same thing 10 times a day....Poor readers, don't you think? 

3. Write for prompts.. These pages also usually give you weekly prompts to write for specially @writerscreed or monthly prompts like @inkstay. If your write and tag them your work will get reblogged. Its a good creative exercise and in the case of inkstay you might even get publishéd in their monthly magazine. Great exposure I'd say. 

4. Try and publish at peak hours when people are most active here. I try to have my best pieces published between 5 and 9 pm since more people are on here then since they have gotten off of work. I have noticed if you publish at 12pm for example that it doesn't get read much. But don't forget the crowd on the other side of the world. Take into account when its their time off too....yep the miracle of time zones! 

5. Be patient......it takes time to build and audience. Just keep writing and keep true to yourself and your style of writing. Write a lot. Flex those creative muscles but also read a lot. We cannot be writers without being readers first. Read other people's work featured here. Let it inspire you. Read poetry books, writing books, tips on writing....anything to help you improve your craft. It takes time, practice and dedication to grow as a writer. 

Well dearest anon that's all I got on that topic right now. Hopefully if I learn more on it I will let you know. Truth is I am most grateful to all my readers for their continued support of my work . Love you tons each and every one of you! ❤😊🌹 Hopefully you can build an audience as wonderful as mine is. Wishing you the  best luck anon! 

Sincerely,

e.v.e. 

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[nikithathampy]

When I started writing on Tumblr, I didn't know whether I was good enough for somebody to stop by and scroll through my page, yet I just hoped. Writing here or otherwise has been a journey of growth and reflection for me and whenever someone said they could relate with my work, it made me really happy.

Throughout this time some curator blogs here have helped me present my work to a wider audience by reblogging it and I can never thank them enough for their effort every time they do. It's more than just a click of a button. Some of them have backed me so much, inspiring me to go on. So, I want to take this opportunity to let them know how much I appreciate it.

@poeticstories , @writingthestorm , @inspireamuse

@deadwatered, @writerscreed ,@poetwhispers,

@writtenconsiderations , @brokensoulsreborn ,

@inkstay , @versifyingpens , @creedatelier ,

@poetryportal , @poetselixir , @smittenbypoetry ,

@twcpoetry , @bitsofstarglow and former

@13cupsofteareblog

Thank you so much for reblogging so many amazing works and for taking the time to do so. For being such a wonderful support system and for lighting the way through these tough times, Thank you.

Stay safe, healthy and happy, dear all.

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[dg-fragments]

i need help.. over a couple years, i’ve been having a hard time getting more than 10 followers and notes on this app. this is probably my 4th time making an account cause i always give up after awhile. this time, i wanna actually try to get some followers and recognition for my work. i just don’t know how to do it.. i do follow tons of people and repost things, like everyone recommends, but it does nothing. do you have any advice? thanks! ❤️

Hello Anon,

I guess I can understand how you might feel, on not getting recognition your words might deserve. I'm not sure if you're aware of the curator blogs here which reblog stuff when you use the appropriate tags but if not then those might be worth checking out. I don't know who you are so can't reblog your stuff on the blog I co-manage (@poeticstories) but you can try using some of the tags below to your original posts and that might help.

#writerscreed, #poeticstories, #poetryportal, #poetselixir, #writtenconsiderations, #poetwhispers, #brokensoulsreborn, #savage-words, #bitsofstarglow, #re-bumbleblossoms, #bitsofstarglow, #deadwatered, #inspireamuse, #writingthestorm, #smittenbypoetry, #twcpoetry.

These are all I could think of at the moment and then some of these blogs also post weekly / monthly prompts so those might be worth checking out too.

Hope this helps.

Regards, DG

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