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Overview

HelloPoetry has a rating of 3.05 stars from 21 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. HelloPoetry ranks 9th among Literature sites.

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Positive highlights

  • Everyone seems warm and friendly and actually read and comment to their fellow writers.

Critical highlights

  • First off, the site manager, Eliot York, is about as useful as tits on a bull as a webmaster.
How would you rate HelloPoetry?
Top Positive Review

“Really great, supportive community”

Quinn A.
1/11/20

It is an amazing place to share your poetry. All these comments about "Home Guard" are lies. Sometimes there are issues, but they are usually resolved within a week. It could be better, but everything can. Most of the people on there are kind, and Eliot York is doing a fine job of maintaining the website. I love it and it is easy to use. Definitely recommend. But also, I kind of wish it included an option to italicize within the website. But it's still awesome anyway.

Top Critical Review

“A rather disappointing experience”

Frank F.
9/24/21

I've spent some time reading the things that are called poems on this website, but I have yet to read anything that in any way resembles a poem in either substance or form. It's likely that most of the "poets" who post on Hello Poetry are high school students. This site is not to be recommended to people who take poetry seriously. For instance, one of the pieces on their "Front Page" is as follows: "i beg of you (in my heart of hearts) To please stop Asking me to A c c e p t the cookies."

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Thumbnail of user quinna14
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 11th, 2020

It is an amazing place to share your poetry. All these comments about "Home Guard" are lies. Sometimes there are issues, but they are usually resolved within a week. It could be better, but everything can. Most of the people on there are kind, and Eliot York is doing a fine job of maintaining the website. I love it and it is easy to use. Definitely recommend. But also, I kind of wish it included an option to italicize within the website. But it's still awesome anyway.

Thumbnail of user madlyns4
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 11th, 2020

It is a great exchange and more important than anything, you can grow as a poet here.
Great to read and review works of other poets, many of us are loners by nature.
There is a respect and understanding here of what writing is and what it takes to do it.

Thumbnail of user nenn
1 review
2 helpful votes
November 20th, 2019

Honestly, i was shocked at some of the 1-star comments, i have been a member of this site for years (along with two of my closest friends) and all i had ever seen was feedback on my poetry, friends and other poets who love to write. I did a little research on the whole "House Guard" thing, and while i suppose it is real, it seems to be a very small group of people involved, and there is a lot more to the story than what is shared below. Generally a very good place to make friends and write your heart out.

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Sandra-Lee H.
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
July 15th, 2018

Just recently, I reinstated my presence on the site of "Hello Poetry". My decision was not from the comments I have read. My decision was made from moments of missing the most inspirational poems from writers. Yes, all of the poems posted from true writers, exercise their "right" to write what their lives are all about. Included are my "writes" from the now and then. The people posting negative comments should dedicate their time to their followers who think and write negatively. My writing life has improved during the time I devoted to reading the "writes" of many talented individuals and submitting my "writes" in the "right" space on "Hello Poetry's" site.

To those with the negative comments about witchcraft and dooms day followers, there is an army of many out there looking for you to follow them. Since I have posted and read the "writes" of my poetic friends on the site of "Hello Poetry" I have been inspired to return to writing. I recall moments in plans to give up writing until I have been accepted with a well-know on-line website design team. I received assistance in re-designing my website, I now have many affiliate members of small and big companies supporting my creations. I also completed my 1st novel, the manuscript was accepted by a New York publisher. Amazon has posted my KDP Kindle publications. My creativity is from God who directs me "which" way to direct my thoughts, then I write on....far away from the "witch" who is not crafty or creative at all....I am now on my way to read the pages of poems posted on "Hello Poetry"....this is the best way to begin and end a beautiful day in God's creations....

Thumbnail of user avinashs8
1 review
4 helpful votes
March 6th, 2018

Its an excellent website for poetry!
Excellent user interface but need more feature i think
And they don't have app for there website that's a drawback.

Thumbnail of user nivedaa
1 review
7 helpful votes
October 29th, 2017

The site is amazing really. I've been a part of the community since 2012 and have never faced such problems which I see some dumb people posting as reviews. Well if they minded their own business like me then surely there has been nothing that has happened that would make me feel otherwise about the site. The site is very close to me as I first started writing my poetry from here. The owner is currently raising funds for the app and it's because of our demands. If you're a loyal user then you do get emails from him asking for opinions or what we would like to see added. So most of us wanted an app and he's actually doing it! But because of dumb people leaving wrong reviews here he's falling back... He has been raising money for two years now. So you can understand the struggle. He might not be there to heed each and every stupid issue of yours because he's actually the only one working for the website. To handle it alone is a big task. And especially if he gets messages like oh there's a person bugging me... Like block that $#*! seriously the same thing you'd do on fb!
Common sense! All in all I've never faced problems and my peoms get great exposer here. It's difficult these days because back in the day there were fewer poets posting and now it's a huge community!

Thumbnail of user christopherb54
1 review
4 helpful votes
August 29th, 2014

Hello Poetry is a wonderful site for writers and a great way to show your poems. With considerable comments and a fabulous mix of poets. Everyone seems warm and friendly and actually read and comment to their fellow writers. A fantastic place to both share and learn your work.

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