Poetry contests

@allknowing (152081)
India
August 14, 2025 4:50am CST
I have an account at a Site where they invite poems and also have contests I did post a few but what is more trying is to keep reading poems of others and rate them. I find that quite a tiring exercise. It seems like a give and take policy You rate them and they will rate you I would have preferred if there was a team that took that decision What do you think?
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rsa101
@rsa101 (39885)
• Philippines
14 Aug
It feels more like Mylot, where your earnings depend on the engagement your posts receive. However, that site leans more towards poetry, while here, you simply share whatever is on your mind.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (39885)
• Philippines
14 Aug
@allknowing Oh l see the most like will be the one who gets paid.
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@allknowing (152081)
• India
14 Aug
@rsa101 Nothing to do with quality but number of votes
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@allknowing (152081)
• India
14 Aug
Here you get paid for what you receive even though it could be a pittance. There there is no guarantee.
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@DaddyEvil (157373)
• United States
14 Aug
I used to be on a site like that but didn't like reading the "poems" that other people wrote, let alone putting a rating on them. It's the reason I don't read poetry on myLot.
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@allknowing (152081)
• India
14 Aug
I did try to rate but found it boring I will see if there are Sites where they have a committee that decides
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@DaddyEvil (157373)
• United States
14 Aug
@allknowing Reading poetry other people write is boring to me, too. I have notebooks full of poetry that I wrote when I was in my late teens and early twenties and then stopped writing.
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@allknowing (152081)
• India
14 Aug
@DaddyEvil I too have a small collection
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug
I belonged to a similar group but you could put up your writing as well as poetry. There were some competitions but otherwise you could just get feedback/critiques. I found it tiring too having to read others' writings.
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@allknowing (152081)
• India
15 Aug
And there is no guarantee the best will win. It is a matter of how many have rated a poem
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Xavier Bage
@franxav (14253)
• India
14 Aug
I believe I have a poetic bend of mind. I might give it a try. Does it pay? Could you tell me the name of the site?
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@allknowing (152081)
• India
14 Aug
Contests there are tough. You have to rate other poems and that means reading poems of others that could be boring I have lost interest.