All Poetry

If you are a serious writer/poet don't waste your time on this site. It's a social club where too many users only seek to gain followers by following other users, have their profile page decorated with childish ribbons from entering foolish contests, and give comments on poems that are meaningless "required" comments that non paying members must give in order to post a poem. In addition, I reported a user that made horribly inappropriate comments on one of my posts, including profanity, and the site management took no action. There's more but I'll spare AllPoetry from further criticism at this time. But, once again, don't waste your time posting anything on the site.
Below is a screenshot of my complaint to AllPoetry moderator. It was submitted April 9,2024.

The owner of the website Kevin is a left wing liberal $#*!.
Completely dismissed the harassment and trolling bull$#*! I had to deal with another member talking about me and my family, because of his political views he was defending the other member & the "Palestinian conflict"

I have been a member of All Poetry for about five years. The site is excellent for poets as the range of contests are great and keep you writing with plenty of ideas for poetry prompts. If you want serious feedback you can ask for it. Lots of great groups for improving your poetry. Without this site I would never have managed to create a collection which is now being published. Thanks Kevin.
Thanks Lynsey

I am getting lots of feedback as a new user. If your poetry is good, you will get noticed. However make an effort to contribute too as more people will read your poetry and make friends. Thousands of poems get posted each week so make yours stand out.

I got AP probably before 6 and halve years before, then i started to read poems to ease my lone wretched mind on street life; now i am in it to invent more than 165 poetry styles and to promote all to the world, probably not but surely became the only poet of the world by my inventions. AP is my beloved university.

The site wants your poems. It has a way of getting you like 3 reviews for each piece. It also has a "picked" category everyday,..., but it will never be one of your poems. I waited almost half a year and nothing. Suffiice to say its very guided towardds what KEVIN sees as fitting. Screw that dude - put your poetry somewhere it is appreciated. - Dont even reply Kevin, I already know you are a loser.

Well, I started out using this site back in 2013 and, well, there's a reason WHY I don't visit the site as much. The only reason this review comes with 2 star rating is because of nostalgia.

IDK who need to hear this but it would be much appreciated if they stop trying to force users to interact with one another. People come on the website to post their poems and, possibly, get some interaction, however, forcing it is NOT a way to go. Worse still is that they force you interact to be able to post more poems. And that's not getting into how much a premium membership is ($180 per year).

Also, I don't appreciate getting emailed naggy "reminders" to use the site. There's a reason why I'm scarce on this site.

Really, there are far better websites for one to post poetry.

Been a member for about 5 to 6 years. I just need a place to post my poems, and I have around 1600 now. The feedback is enouraging, though if you are looking for poetic critiques that has to be found in a group, (I have an in person group so I don't bother). I have a silver membership, it means I dont have to critique others, which I sometimes do, but a lot of the new members stuff is (as has mine been) a bit introspective and can be a bit emotionally taxing. I have had to block a few members of the years, and a couple of trolls, but its easy enough to do, and what do you expect in an open platform. The moderators do look into stuff and are more liberal than strict, in my view. Well, in short its a place to store my work, while getting a wee bit of feedback and encouragment to keep writing, and I know if I get any nonsense I can block it. So overall for 6 bucks a month its been a very positive experience.

This site has had me grow so much in poetry. If users give me obsolete comments, I ignore them, which leaves the really good, thorough critiques and comments left. People complain about such, but all sites have people only there for points. But what matters is that there are those who will give you good feedback nevertheless, on AllPoetry.com.

I have been threatened by someone on there who said they'd kill me. I've been sexually harassed on there and people write a lot about lucifer on there calling themselves Satan and people are always stalking you on it and you can make more than one account for the same person under a different name and once caught they delete the profile. This has been going for years. Of all the poets they claim to have on their site, you get no feedback they just rate your poem from 1-6 and barely anyone reads your writings.

I read the reviews here and joined this site just to reply to a few people who are out of touch with reality. Points are used to host contests if you so desire or to give to people who took the time to give you a good critique on your poem. Memberships do not cost money, I became a paid member just to say thank you for all the wonderful free writing courses I have taken, and years of helping me stay balanced. There are narrow minded and sometimes stupid people here, but I have met even more caring intelligent people with a fresh point of view. And I am in awe of the quality of poems you can find here. If you want your poetry to improve or just want to read some great poems you will love this site and it's many wonderful perspectives with a very helpful staff..

AllPoetry ( allpoetry.com) Is a wonderful place to learn and grow as a poet. It's huge knowledge base, is my go to, when I want to learn something new. Its members are warm and welcoming and its never ending supply of contest's and groups is enough to keep any writer focused and engaged for a very long time. I have been a member for well over ten years.Not a day goes by that I don't spend some time there, reading and sharing with other poets. Anita L.

I've been submitting poems to AllPoetry for two years. AllPoetry
Encourages and motivates through its user contests where points are
Awarded. The points enable other writers to hold contests. I haven't
Ever experienced any of the negatives other writers complain about.
Sometimes I buy a Silver membership (which is quite reasonable) and
Never have had trouble cancelling and restarting it. Sure, it would be
Nice to receive more constructive criticism in the comments, but since
Most people on there are probably "amateurs" like myself, we don't feel
Qualified to be too critical. If you just want to have fun, have your
Voice heard by a few other writers, and be encouraged and motivated, AllPoetry is good site for you. It is also the most user friendly writers site I've visited.

Been on the site four years, leaving shortly for the final time. The small groups on site with their dedicated members are its best aspect. Here you will find strong writers and great personal support to improve. Against that, the owner of the site will simply change parameters without any way to know the changes make sense. Width of poem windows, front page criteria and the list goes on. So there is a dichotomy of the good with the unfettered fiddling. Many can offset one against the other. I just got frustrated. Such great potential. But many have left and continue to leave and that slow trickle of quality writers has not been replaced.

As for the site. I like the layout itself. Functionality an A+ for a writers platform. Socially it has weak points as people can access others without having proper credentials. It's basically a non credited writers social site somewhat like Facebook or MySpace. Many users are stalkers and target female writers as I heard stories. There is a dominant majority who bully and act as if they are in competition. The group of bully's and stalkers tend to be political affiliated, causing fights and other issues. To finish this review off. Half of the people can't write. Have no writing scheme are self published and to top it off they can't even spell.

This site is full of liars who allow bullying. My request when someone sent me nasty messages because she didn't win a contest I held were ignored when I said I felt bullied by it and I was told this person had every right to do what she did. I have now brought this case to others because in the day and age cyber bullying is to be take seriously not ignored.