This is a community to help each other thrive and grow as poets. We come to the pub for different reasons, but all of us come to read and to write. To get a confirmation that the poem has been read is highly appreciated.
- Commenting on what you have read is always appreciated and will make your poem read all the more. Remember to be courteous and kind. Unless you know the poet or she/he has asked for constructive criticism you should refrain from suggesting improvements. dVerse is not primarily a forum for editing.
- dVerse has an active discussion with active bartenders. It is always appreciated if you take part in that discussion. We love when you leave a comment here.
- When you link up, please link up with the poem you intend to be read, and not to your site. If you are unsure how to do this, refer back to the technical section.
- Most of the links require you to write to a specific prompt. Any poem not written for the prompt will be promptly (pun intended) removed. We have Open Link occasions for poems written to any prompt or no prompt at all.
- Of course any link that only promotes and advertises will be removed.
- dVerse has a staff of dedicated poets, and we are here to help, but we are also part of the community. Please treat us as friends.
- dVerse as a community has a zero-tolerance for harassment, bullying, stalking and other inappropriate behaviors. We reserve the right to remove comments, posts, and block any poet that behaves in such ways. Remember that in the worst cases these behaviours might be prohibited by law. Report any such behaviours to: dversepoets@gmail.com
- It is appreciated that your posts are primarily poetry. Too many photographs and additional material can make it difficult to read, especially for those with slower internet connections.
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Outstanding rules..
Hi! Brian and Claudia…
Thanks, for sharing!
deedee 😉
Will try to abide. HEY! What a NEAT-O place here! Thank you Peeps!
what about a badge? something to put into our posts?
This bar is neato ~ just give me a mojito
Cheers, Jo x
so happy to be here..:) its a lovely site!
yay! i am happy you are here as well rose…i have missed your words…
I submitted earlier today, but suspect that I’m too wide of the prompt. If so, let me know and I’ll get my coat.
Sounds a promising place to post poetry
Brian, those are the most gracious rules I have seen to date on any poetry forum, Bravo!
Wander
Hello, everyone. To whomever is bartending at the moment, a question: What are your feelings on a reblog? I wouldn’t do it normally, but Hedgewitch’s catalogue of your menu is a useful thing to spread around. Let me know.
Thank you for being such a great local to such a widespread ‘clientele’.
margo
Dear Bartenders,
It is SO “me” that I have been posting to this site almost since it began and, only now, well into 2013, have I even bothered to check the rules.
As in life, so it is with poetry.
I feel blessed to be on the page each week with so many mind-blowing poets, especially you two, Brian and Claudia. Thanks for letting me play in your sandbox! Don’t need to leave a comment, because, like any good manic depressive, I will not come back to see the reply, ha ha ha. Love you all, Amy
Please how can I submit a post?
1st Entry today – heard of you guys and this is my visit. Great site. “I’ll have a Sav Blanc please” 🙂
Hello everyone here. I really like this site and I will soon start submitting my entries here . 🙂
hmm…wonder how long I am going to last under these rules….
lol
They are extremely strict… 🙂
so, is it pronounced “drools”? because I can do that. 🙂
Bjorn, congrats on taking the wheel. Bri and Claudia – be seeing you around ~
Ha, we are all drooling for the word or worlds…
I really enjoy my visits here–the people are SO NICE! Still trying to get the hang of things–such as, I’m not sure what to do with Open Link night….
Oh we love new visitors 🙂 If you want to look for inspiration there are tons of old prompts to browse through for Open Link
Absolutely reasonable and respectable rules–I consider it a privilege to be allowed to participate, and have greatly benefited from meeting and reading the fine poets here. Bless you all!
I finally found this place. I look forward to participating and chatting about poetry. Looks like fun!
I am really looking forward to reading others and sharing my own work.
Hi dVerse Poets! I am Rosemawites from A Reading Writer. I am a budding writer and I would like to join your lovely community. 🙂
Welcome….Please feel free to check our schedule and link up to our prompts. We prompt 3x a week. 🙂
Alright! 😀 Thank you, Grace!
Mr Linkey will not let me copy and paste each new post. I have been using my generic site. Any suggestions other than copying all the code for each post?
Dwight
All you need to do is copy the url for the particular poem you wish to link up.
I have done this for your Grace poem. Hope that clears things up.
I copied the url, but it would not paste into the box.
Worked for me. Maybe clear your cookie cache.
Ok I will try again! Thanks.
Hello! When should I submit my poem- open link night? Thanks!
Hi – I have an idea for a prompt. Let me know if you’re interested. It involves one of my time-sinks, which is looking at old magazine ads. Here’s an example: