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Look at the reviews... the positive ones are mostly from very young, aka not formally educated, poets. They are into the whole (enforced) social hierarchy of this site, it seems... social media over skill?
There are some great poets, mostly brushed under the rug by the plethora of social climbers who rate each other.
If you want to be a serious poet, this will never in a million years get you the critiques you need to grow. The published poets that are wildly popular on allpoetry are SELF published, aka any old tripe can be self published, they don't care because they want the money for publishing it.
I had a permanent profile that I abandoned and hundreds of followers but it was all so non literary. Also, keep in mind all the "followers" will stab you in the back if it helps their ratings... they are NOT friends in any real sense. Beware.
I am not looking for friends. I am looking for serious and well educated poets who can actually discus POETRY so I got rid of my profile.
I miss the good poets. Sometimes I even consider making a new free profile but i know the kevin is invested in making money, not quality. I talked with him ( or his clone doing the writing) extensively.
The man who started this site states his preference as "brevity" which produces some of the most inane tripe I have ever read and the fight for kudos, all very false and corrupted by nepotism and rating bait. He states his idol as ted Kooser- yes a poet laureate but also writes for a non literary public. It is my personal belief that this only serves to let him get away with reading very very little petry but posing as a guru. I have never seen a decent critique from him, my last? For a serious, philosophical poem, was "fun write!" then a grammar suggestion that was, ironically, wrong.
I paid for am lifetime membership and want my money back. This is not a serious or even valid site, beware. The owner writes tripe as both his poetry and reviews
Abandon all literary hope all ye who enter here
My poem:
An unexpected pleasure fell tonight
Like sudden song of birds just out of sight.
It hummed all through my body like a bliss,
A quickening, tender touch of sacredness.
I look for traces in pretending skies
That hides the mystery from mortal eyes.
His inane and useless review below
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The man who started this site states his preference as "brevity" which produces some of the most inane tripe I have ever read and the fight for kudos, all very false and corrupted by nepotism and rating bait. He states his idol as ted Kooser- yes a poet laureate but also writes for a non literary public. It is my personal belief that this only serves to let him get away with reading very very little petry but posing as a guru. I have never seen a decent critique from him, my last? For a serious, philosophical poem, was "fun write!" then a grammar suggestion that was, ironically, wrong.
I paid for am lifetime membership and want my money back. This is not a serious or even valid site, beware. The owner writes tripe as both his poetry and reviews
Abandon all literary hope all ye who enter here
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This site should be called ''AllPornography'' as it has many adult writes from which young poets are not protected.
By: ApteAnima | 0 hrs 49 mins ago
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DdirbyBeginner
Ddirby
South Boston, Virginia, India
1 Review
More popularity contest than poetry site.
Jan 26,2020 09:54 PM 979 Views
Pro's: The site is a good place to catalog your poetry, so it doesn't get lost if your computer crashes. There are some good poets on there, but you have to search for them. Basic membership is free.
Cons: Most members are rank amateurs with little to no knowledge of poetic elements/forms/devices.
Contests are a joke as they are most often run by these jackleg amateurs, who most often award their friends and followers over good poetry.
The site does little to educate new poets on how to write. The site owner insists that his views on poetry are the only ones to live by.
The site uses an algorithm to rank poetry, purposely ensuring that rhyming poems don't often rate highly.
Some members spread misinformation on poetry forms and techniques, which goes uncorrected. "OriginalsbyTerry" is the ring leader for spreading misinformation, which causes other new poets to blindly follow her lead.
The site has a few bullies who are allowed to troll unchecked.
There are too few moderators(administrators) on staff. Several have quit due to disagreements with the owner on how the site is run(favoritism, inconsistent rule enforcement, etc.).
The site help features are too difficult to find.
Negative reviews written on the site are met with threats from administrators and bans if continued.
Feedback on how to better the site is normally ignored.
Feedback on a member's poetry is based on the size of his/her friends list and not the quality of his/her work.
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The owner and moderators of this site treat plagiarism as a game, laughing it off most of the time or simply having the member remove it.
By: ddirby911 | Apr 03,2021 11:45 PM
Plagiarism is NOT taken seriously on the site, either by members or by AP staff.
By: ddirby911 | Apr 03,2021 11:46 PM
Thank you, I appreciate another view
By: softconfessions | few seconds agoEdit
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Ap is just one stop scam site
Jun 24,2018 02:07 PM 1765 Views
The poetry is just an excuse to hide the forceful advertising and the pay to post policies integrated and pushed by the owner of the site. In more than one occasion I had to stop payments from my credit card directed from AP and the only justification from the owner was "you can cancel anytime".
It's a shame how this travesty still goes on. If you are serious about poetry look further
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Thank you, this is really important
By: softconfessions | few seconds agoEdit
ThisvivianBeginner
Thisvivian
San Jose, United States of America
1 Review
19 Followers
ZE WORST IN ZE WORLD
Oct 09,2017 06:00 AM 3235 Views
This is such a stupid website! The members are scammed as the owner violates the copyrights of authors publishing online and uses demeaning ways against the members of the site. Points are NOT worth ANYTHING, but they would actually say that memberships would cost MONEY! They do NOT even deserve that one star out of five: it's ZERO stars out of five!
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You can be a free member. I have been a free member since 2009. It is not a shopping site, so do not worry, no one is going to shop for laptops or vegetables there, IDK what is your warning about? What value are you talking about? Does everyone in th... Read More
By: arji | Jul 20,2018 06:56 PM
Ddirby911
Ddirby911
Halifax, VA, India
1 Review
Not worth the frustration
Oct 14,2016 09:59 AM 5107 Views
Pro's: You can catalog your work online and get feedback from amateur poets(though typically not much). You can find some good poetry there, but you have to look for it. There is a classic section that posts work from famous poets.
Cons: Computerized ranking system that uses an algorithm to rate a poem's quality, rigged contests, bullying, extremely poor feedback, complaints aren't answered in a timely manner
(and they're usually brushed off), rampant plagiarism.
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This information is very useful nice one
By: nikhilamipara | Oct 14,2016 10:01 AM
A member for two years, I've never had any of those problems. Sounds like sour grapes.
By: rs_olin | Oct 27,2016 07:42 AM
Allpoetry is an amazing website I have been a member for 9 years. The contests are genuine and the critiques mostly useful and friendly. And if your work is good you will get decent comments. I have learnt a lot here and there are classes on haiku, s... Read More
By: drsmitasriwas280 | May 23,2018 08:25 PM
All those who advertise about allpoetry are the owner's family
I was a tenant in a 400 sq ft basement apt through Fox Management. Right off, they gave me the wrong mail key and refused to give me a new (correct) one. I got permission to paint and approval for the colors I used. The first few months I was there the floor covering ( fake plastic wood lol) buckled up and consequently ripped... I told the owner of the house, Bob Swan, who also does all the maintenance. He said not to worry about it and offered to replace it right then but I said to wait, no big deal.
In the two and a half years I rented there my rent was increased for $525 to $750. They rent month to month solely because they can raise the rents at will.
I moved out just about two months ago, fully expecting to get my whole deposit back. I am allergic to dust mites so my home is ALWAYS very very clean, even the top and inside of the refrigerator... literally a spotless home.
Instead of giving me back my deposit, they claimed it cost $350 to clean, $1200 to fix the floor and $900 to paint ( 400 sq ft mind you). They actually sent me a BILL for $525... unreal.
I have contacted the Better Business Bureau. These people are not just unscrupulous, they are crooked. They are rude and condescending, oddly, since none of them is particularly well educated. They are incredibly lazy and the company is rife with nepotism.
I wonder if they planned to give Mr Swan all that money they thought they could con out if me, since he does ALL the repairs and cleaning?
Everybody needs to make some noise about these people. The owners are going to keep using them until tenants actually refuse to rent a property they manage.
Amy doesn’t have any fans yet.
Amy isn’t following anybody yet.
Empty.
The longer I was there, the less enamored I was with the results. It is unique social media site,...
The owner of the website Kevin is a left wing liberal $#*!. Completely dismissed the harassment...
Sorry to hear how upset you were about my suggestion for changing "a" to "with". It seems to me like the grammar works better that way - but poetry is an incredible personal journey. Likewise, the strength of allpoetry is the community - so even if you don't agree with my personal taste in poetry, despite being the owner I'm just one person & there's ALL types of folks on the site. I do run a $50 prize contest (maybe this was entered into it) so obviously my preferences dictate who wins that, but there's hundreds of other contests with other judges... Also keep in mind over 500 people often enter my contests, so I don't get to give as long of reviews as I'd like to. Keep writing!