Notice
Before I go on to talk abuot this issue, I would like to remind you all that currently, we are collecting feedback and suggsetions on our Poetry Contest Ideas. Make sure to give it a look and send feedback before the post pays out (on Sunday).
The Method
Each day, I open every poem shared on the Steemit Poets United discord channel. I upvote and comment on my favourites. If they have the #poetsunited tag, I bookmark the poem, and make them eligible for this curation project. Every Friday, after the set amount go to the Daily Issue, I evaluate which poetry I like best, and feature the top 3 in this post.
As some of the poems might be no longer receiving payout when you get to read them, this posts' payout will be shared with the feature poets. This is how the SBD will be shared:
| Rank | SBD Payout |
|---|---|
| First | 35% |
| Second | 20% |
| Third | 10% |
Another 10% will go the @cleansingpoetry bot.
Make sure to share with the #poetsunited tag and be active with the community to have a chance of being featured! Those who drop links and never interact may be excluded from this intiative, as priority is given to those who contribute to the community.
Recap of Week 1
Here is the payout for this post:
The winners of Week 1 have received the following payout:
| Rank | Poem (Title) | Poet | SBD Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LOST | @lymepoet | 1.25 |
| 2nd | Depressed | @miraeff | 0.80 |
| 3rd | Slippery Foe | @lorddominik007 | 0.40 |
(I felt generous and upped the numbers slightly)
10% (0.338) of the payout has been also shared with cleansing poetry.
Week 2's Featured Poetry
| Rank | Poem/Title | Poet |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Photography and Poetry: Untitled | @warpedpoetic |
| 2nd | A Birthday Limerick | @madevi |
| 3rd | When the Words Came Along | @hazem91 |
The poems may be read by clicking the respective titles!
I will transfer the payouts within 24 hours of the payout of this post. Proof of transfer will be included in the next edition.
Round-up
We hope that this project encourages you to share more poetry with us, as well as doing your best on each and every one of your poems!
The rewards are dependant on the payout, so be sure to upvote and resteem for higher visibility! The bigger the reward and community, the better opportunities we are providing you.
If you have not yet been chosen, you might still have had a great poem! In the end, I have to select just a few, and as always, my opinion is subjective and is biased to my own likes (although I try to remain objective). Do your best and enjoy being part of the community. You might still be entitled to a virtual hug via comments or discord; so feel free to ask!
Reminder: Poetry Contest Ideas call for feedback and suggestions closes in two days!
Way to go man The New Winners will be announced on the Dlive Show that starts in an Hour. Also I will be Sharing the Results of Most Active Member Challenge too. I congratulate the winners and wish you all good luck next week. You have to thank @poetrybyjeremy as without him this event would not be possible. I encourage more of you to start such type of events ... We will help you and all will gain from that. God Bless You All. Peace and Love.
Thank you! Let's hope for a bright poetic future ;)
This is a great initiative to encourage all the wonderful poets here on Steemit to share what they've written and gain some additional recognition. You have my full support!
I appreciate that! We will soon be organising a contest as well - I will let you know via discord probably so that we can be included in your list :D
At the final stages of choosing the layout (one and a half more day for voting) as well as rewards.
I'll be looking forward to it. Discord will make sure I know about it, but it's pretty likely I'll find it if it's tagged #contest.
I'll make sure to do both ;)
Dear @poetrybyjeremy, I would like to express my gratitude for what you are doing with these contests. Many of us new steemians are grasping at every opportunity we can to establish ourselves here in a meaningful way. We seek to enhance the community with our contributions and you offer us the chance to be seen and heard. Keep giving voice to the voiceless, my man. You're doing good work.
Thank you! I am glad you appreciate this. I am a new Steemian myself. My account is only 29 days old, but I have had many others help me in my path, and won my fair share of contests already. Giving back seems to be the logical way to go! We will be trying to continue both this curation project as well as start a contest in the upcoming week. We will try to give some SBD reward as incentive - but exposure is the main goal. Unfortunately, we have to focus our rewards more on the official contests, therefore posts like this may not get huge payouts unless more people upvote. Last week we had a good payout, so I hope it keeps going on :)
M new to poetsunited but i can see yu guys really love poetry. Still getting to knw more about hw tinz re done in poetsunited
The best thing to do is enjoy yourself! Don't worry too much, you will get used to things slowly :)
Thanks
Wow. I won something. That is so great. You guys have just made a really terrible day great. Thank you... Thank you Again
Your poetry is consistently good, so it was bound to happen! You do deserve winning. And this is great because you write without trying to win, because it is not a contest in itself.
Congrats to all winners.
@poetrybyjeremy @angelveselinov my regards 👌
Waw I made it to the top 3 :D
Thank you it means a lot to me ^^
Good job! It's definitely hard to judge and select poems, but when it comes down to it, somebody will eventually be chosen :P
Hard to judge but
You know the song ? :D
Nope, doesn't sound familiar
Congratulations guys.
Poetsunited!
I've really been making poetry without this tag!
Oh, what have I missed?
We would be glad to have you over on https://discord.gg/vHnhzq3, so that you can share and be part of our community.
Oooh I don't chat much because I am sort of an extreme introvert but i would like to look at the stuff shared can do i just type in steem poets ?
You are free to join the discord group, and read what our members share. You could leave comments or upvotes on their posts, obviously, and that is a big part of community. You can also tag your poetry with poetsunited and share it on our discord, for both our members and curators to see :) Chatting is not obligatory, but dropping links and never commenting on other's posts is frowned upon. That is the kind of 'activity' I seek ;) Although, feel free to use it how you want. I understand some people do not have time or energy to comment.
I am just weird and shy LOL- it is so much easier to leave messages in the wall and then go running into the rose bush ;) ...I might slink by from time to time :)
There isn't as much chatting go on as other groups and it is not obliged! but you definitely should drop by! Also, I did use to classify myself as an introvert, but look at me now!
^^
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Love your new project @poetrybyjeremy. You're probably a better judge of poetry than I am which I why I struggled to include it my writing curation posts. I will keep an eye on how you're doing, and be happy to include a mention in the next edition, as i still get asked about poetry.
Thank you. Yeah, @angelveselinov realised that most writing groups do not focus solely on poetry, and create Steemit Poets United. The group is relatively new, and I got lucky that last week's curation post got enough rewards so that I could reward our poets! Someday this week we will also start organizing a poetry contest, to which the rewards will be more defined and concrete than this curation. I would suppose exposure is always more helpful than SBD rewards in the long-run, but hopefully both will keep increasing :D
SBD rewards help get attention so these can be a good thing. Ultimately it is all about attention. I remember entering many poetry competitions when I started here almost a years and a half ago. Even won a couple of them. It did help gain viewers and followers over that time.
I enter my fair share of contests myself. Half of my SP comes from these contests, if not more than half! They also introduce us to great communities, so hopefully, by the contest, people recognize and are aware of our group!
The SP helped me a lot when I was starting out. It's still helps out even today. And yes I think it will assist you with brand recognition. Best of luck.
Nice one, great idea, i know that in time this will blossom to be so much bigger than we can image, we can imagine it but it would be so awesome at that time to see. Am all in
glad to have you on board!