Nicely written, I can totally relate, having often felt "too soft and squishy" myself :/ Following :)
I'm new here and looking for good ways to get involved in the poetry community on this site. Do you have any tips? Contests or curators, for instance?
here are some poems of mine:
https://mspsteem.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/capitulation-a-poem-by-bennettitalia
https://mspsteem.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/honesty-a-poem-by-bennettitalia
https://mspsteem.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/homeless-a-poem-by-bennettitalia
https://mspsteem.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/original-poem-by-bennettitalia
The best tip I can give you is... Consistency is key, Stay active and involved, but don't vote beg... If you come to me with a link I'll give you an upvote. It's only worth 3 dollars but it's three dollars more :D
ok wait... not sure if I understand: what I did in my comment, is that considered vote begging?
Oh wow just saw the upvotes, thank you!!! :)
...and the tips. My goal for consistency is to post a new poem at least 4 times a week.
I'm also reading a lot of the poetry on here, there's a lot of good stuff !
In a sense yes, but it is not direct and can't be seen as begging... It's more like asking someone to check your work and give their opinion, a lot of people prefer this method and 7/10 times they will actually go and read it. Comments like this are fine, but don't let it sound desperate ;D
thank you for your kind response, that clears it up :)
Hey @xxsenpaixsamaxx! I've started an exquisite corpse poem https://steemit.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/steemit-collaborative-poetry-experiment
in an attempt to build community in the poetry section of Steemit, which needs two more lines in order to reach its goal (if reached, I will make and post a video of an overly dramatic reading in costume, with attributions to all contributors). Curation ends in 23 hours, if you feel moved to contribute a couple of lines to it. It's gotten pretty silly at this point, but it's fun :)