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Is there a niche for poetry blogs?
Posted by calais50 • 10/17/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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My younger sister is really good at writing poetry but is discouraged b/c her poetry blog gets almost no traffic. I explained to her different ways to promote it, but I also wonder if there's much of a niche for poetry. I'm not really into poetry, but if I were, I think I would probably want to read poems of established famous poets.
What do you think? Is there a potential readership out there?
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There is a real niche for poetry. You may not get heavy traffic, but people who are into it will definitely search you out. Tell her also to get her stuff into other people's blogs, to visit other blogs, leave comments etc and not to lose hope. It's a pity you didn't give her link, as I'm sure there are several people like me who would have liked to visit.
Reading poems by established poets provides cultural stimulation, but not much interactivity. -
I read her poetry but I don't know her blog url. Thanks for the info, Ranist.
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I'm willing to put some of her poems on my blog if she wants. Good luck.
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that's very kind. I will let her know.
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I can understand her frustration. My blog (thehumblepen.blogspot.com) began as a platform for me to share my poetry but also discuss how poetry is still relevant in today's world. Because I'm just a regular person and not a well-known poet or publisher, I was not able to generate too much interest or traffic to my blog, and I think that is just reality. I, too, was discouraged by this have since changed topics, but poetry will always be my first love.
I am always looking for blog about poetry because 1) it's a topic I enjoy; 2) it's encouraging to read others' work which helps me to improve my own work and 3) it's always great to connect with people who share your interests.
You're a nice sister for trying to help her. Please share her URL and I will definitely check it out. -
Poetry is a relatively small niche so she should never expect a ton of traffic. But if she loves writing poetry then she should keep at it, people will eventually find her site and start visiting. It simply will take time. -
It is not easy to attract huge traffic easily for a Poetry blog. But as my blog has many other creative writing, apart from poetry, I get lots of traffic.
meghnaspages.blogspot.com
You can tell her to join some forums in this niche. This will help her to submit her poems for getting some exposure and read and comment on other poets' works. Some such are:
www.storywar.com/poems/index.php
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There sure is a readership for poetry. Your sister should never be lose faith, although traffic to poetry blogs is not massive you can gain a regular readership through good promotion.
www.allpoetry.com is a good place to publish poetry and get good constructive advice. They also run free to enter competitions which can help promote her poetry.
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I love poetry... it makes me think & think but i always prefer a personal-related poetry and not the imagination ones.. -
I was a member of All Poetry for a while and found that membership somewhat useful. There are a lot of talented writers who have ventured onto that site over the years and who are willing to offer constructive feedback. The vast majority of members however are only interested in having you read their work and a lot of them wouldn't know the first thing about writing poetry or critiquing other's work and aren't interested in learning. They already assume they know it all and think just because a row of lines goes ababab that it is now called a poem.
It's unrealistic to expect that the Internet is going to deliver you stardom particularly in the niche area of poetry. Write and share for your own enjoyment first and foremost, but don't be disheartened if your blog gets little traffic. It shouldn't discourage you from writing. -
Wud u share me some few tips about poetry. If so Shoutbox please..
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I agree with the comments above. I've been thinking of posting poetry on-line and, as with any other art-form, it should comply or compliment and be born out of the medium on which it is created. Most poems are too long for the computer screen because I think poems should be able to be pondered on without scrolling. Then people could leave the poem up and look at it for a good while, while they were pottering around - I would much prefer to sit with a book of poems, than scan them on a computer screen.
This is just a subjective opinion, but it may be of some use.
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There is definitely a niche for poetry blogs. Plenty of people appreciate when you post poetry. It can be quite entertaining to read. -
I think there's a niche for it. -
I stumble through poetry, and see some good posts get a lot of stumble reviews by people who like it. So there definitely a niche somewhere. -
One of my blog followers is a haiku blogger. This blogger gets a lot of visitors. I don't really know where he get those - but most of these are haiku bloggers like him.
There is indeed a potential readership for poetry bloggers. I suggest that your sister should connect to other poetry bloggers because they share the same interest. -
Poetry is one of my deepest passions! I actually was posting poetry last year (when I had time) once or even twice a week on myspace and had a very strong readership. Myspace is a great place for getting recognized in certain categories but it is hard to get your myspace friends off myspace...meaning if you write there they will comment but not as much if you post on your own site... -
If she is serious about her poetry. then go here
www.webook.com/project/Inside-of-me
this will take you to my poetry page on WEBOOK.
its the best site i ever joined she will get feedback from publishers etc
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She can post a poem on my Blog with a link back more link backs the better i think I am new to the blogs and all and i got published in books and so on and www.poetry.com help that happin have her add her link anywhere she can i got a list of around 2000 free Directories email me ill send the list post her poem with link back here
www.pristinepoetry.info
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try poetry.com..it's been out there for a while. -
There is always room for poetry,She is welcome and let me know when she start and where I can read what she have create.
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She has to visit and comment other blogs about poetry...and she need a lot of passion...I had a poetry blog too, and if she wants, we can have a link exchange....good luck
my blog is edwarner-world.blogspot.com/
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There is most certainly a niche for poetry blogs. There are tons of poetry blogs out there by folks who just want to express themselves, don't think of poetry-writing as a craft, or a skill, and don't much care whether their poetry is "good" by literary standards. She should be able to find those blogs easily, and, if it suits her, to comment and join the communities she finds there.
For more serious poets, who are working on form and language and craft, there are also several poetry blogs, forums, and communities. Many are listed here: www.sbpoet.com/poetry-links.html
My Watermark blog is fairly popular, given that it's primarily a poetry blog. -
Even my love poetry blog has xxxx traffic. -
Once in a while, I post a poem. My readers love to read it. I am not sure a blog solely devoted to poetry would work; reading poetry regularly can be a pain. Search engines love poems though.
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I'm thinking of writing more poems and posting them on my blog, but I'm not too sure yet. I've written one at this blog, please check it out and comment! -
of course there is a huge scope for poetry blogs. -
i dream about you and i lost my breath, i saw you and i lost my nerve.
i gave you my heart and i lost my hope, i gave you my love and i almost lost my life. ~ I Lost Everything ~www.luckyless.blogspot.com
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