Daniel Trask — Building The Poetry Thing

Building The Poetry Thing--a competitive, transparent platform where strong poems rise and get rewarded. Merit-first. Launching January.

[Daniel Trask — Building The Poetry Thing @RealTrask]

A quick update on The Poetry Thing:

Our first small trial taught us some important things about the mechanics.

Rather than force it, we’re taking a step back to build this properly.

We’ll be back soon with something stronger. In the meantime, I’ll be reading!

[Özge Lena @lenaozge]

Delighted that my poem "Taxidermic Wolf" will be published in the PANTOMIME issue of Azarão Lit Journal of Canada! 🤍 With thanks to Sandrine Letellier. #poetry

https://t.co/BSCIrjpaDz

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

To help someone feel heard is a sacred act.

[Daniel Trask — Building The Poetry Thing @RealTrask]

@arealmofwonder A place to enter” is exactly it.

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

This poem won the WordView Prize from the @PoetryArchive, was a finalist for the @rhinopoetry Founders' Prize, and will be in my New & Selected Poems (@boaeditions). I don't think three-page poems get many online readers (sigh), but these are some of my words I believe in most.

[matthew leger @lightumbreIla]

The room I entered was a dream of this room.
...
Why do I tell you these things?
You are not even here.

[La Rotonde Review @larotondereview]

Poets, we’re scheduling through July — but there’s still room for your voice. Submit now!🤍

[CLMP @CLMPorg]

Submit to the Santa Clara Review today to be considered for one of its biannual issues! The editors seek poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and hybrid works: https://t.co/SXfTc7Xm7N

[Karina Longo @TheDarkestStar_]

I have a poem published in #cataloguingpoetry today, called Torn Reflections of Burnt-Out Trash. It's a bit different from what I usually write! Please check it out if you can: https://t.co/QT1pEKi2L4
Huge thanks to @poetjohncompton for supporting my work!

[phoebe journal @PhoebeJournal]

phoebe’s submissions are OPEN today, January 15th, for the Spring Contest! ✨ Visit phoebe’s Submittable for more information.

Like the post says, there will be a $500 prize for each genre. Honorable mentions will receive $30 per accepted piece.

[KHD @Katie_Dozier]

If we want poetry to be better we can’t act like all of it is good.

Even if there’s goodness in almost all of it.

I used to not know the difference. 🙃

[V. Joshua Adams @vjoshuaadams]

If you are upset about someone criticizing a poem you should *defend the poem* rather than abolish criticism.

[Daniel Trask — Building The Poetry Thing @RealTrask]

George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You https://t.co/FZGdy7Vu0P via @NYTimes

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

I wrote this poem for a dear soul-friend, and I'm so glad it can be here for you, too—with thanks to @larotondereview.

[KHD @Katie_Dozier]

As I brought up last night live on the Prompt Lines, I’m looking for suggestions to make the second half of the Rattlecast even better.

I’d like to encourage newcomers and continually foster our community, as well as make the whole show even stronger with better viewer retention. Please feel free to share your thoughts here or email me ([email protected]) if you’d prefer it to be private.

Excited for the next year of promoting the practice of poetry! 🎉

[Hawkeye @HAWKEYE_mag]

For our 30th feature, we offer a pair of poems—forgotten sorrows and lessons learned the hard way. Check out “An Amnesiac Reads His Old Poem Aloud” & “Life Lessons,” by @luntz_david. Let his words weave you in their flawless web. Cheers, David! 🍸
https://t.co/j5QJQ15WBD

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Take a moment, and read...

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by Kahlil Gibran