Seems like a good time to repost this:
I wish the #PoetryCommunity was more like the #WritingCommunity because I see writers of stories talk about their characters and plot lines and have discussions but I don’t know how to find that within the poetry community.
I see a lot of #poetry written and shared, which is lovely, and #prompts that poets can #engage with, but I don’t see the #discussions about what people are writing or #questions asking #poets about what they are writing.
Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places or expecting something that doesn’t exist. I get so discouraged from sharing my poetry because there is no engagement with it beyond a like or a rarer boost.
Even when I comment on someone else’s work, there is rarely much of a response.
Where are the people who want to talk about poetry and not just write it or read it?
The Kids Online Safety Act would wreck the internet as we know it and cause widespread censorship of LGBTQIA+ discussions. This article from Ars Technica is a great explanation — this bill could pass in the *next few weeks* so it's urgent to let your Senators know that you oppose it.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/the-kids-online-safety-act-isnt-all-right-critics-say/