Read, Write and DISCUSS Poetry

DryTear's Poetry Forum Expectations:

Here at DryTear, we aim to create active poetry forums full of good poetry, effective critique, and improving skills. In order to achieve our goals, we ask everyone who posts in our poetry forums to follow these simple guidelines.

1. Post your work! Whether or not you are a published poet, and new poet, or somewhere in between, we look forward to reading, analyzing, and critiquing your writing.

2. Unlike many writing sites, we do not have hoops to jump through before posting your work. However, in posting here there is an expectation that you will not only post your own poems, but also take the time to read and respond to other’s work as well. A good baseline is to comment/critique/analyze at least three poems per one poem you post in any given forum. Also, if someone takes the time to critique your piece, stop by and let them know what you think of one of theirs. Reciprocity is an excellent way to build community and knowledge.

3. When commenting, specifics are key - comments like "this is a good poem" or "i like this!" are only helpful if you point out specific things that work (or don't work). Please be sure to stay on topic, address the poem itself, and provide feedback that will help the poet develop the current poem and/or future poems.

4. This community is meant to foster writing and learning. Please treat other writers with the same respect that you wish to receive. Personal attacks and off-topic comments will not be tolerated.

Any violations of these expectations will result in the following actions, upon repeat offense:
- A reminder via PM (personal message) by a staff member.
- Moderation of posts until guidelines are followed.
- Banning from the site.