r/Poetry↗
Poetry - spoken word, literature code, less is more
A place for sharing published poetry. For sharing original content, please visit r/OCPoetry.
2.2M subscribers1,490 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)720 authors / mosince 2008
r/Poetry has 2.2M members (+4.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,490 posts a month from 720 people. Top topics: Poetry Love, Poetry and Poetry Help & Recommendations.
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Topics and brands on r/Poetry
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Poetry Love18%
- Poetry11%
- Poetry Help & Recommendations4.3%
- Poetry3.7%
- Poetry3.6%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Academy of American Poets
- Substack
- Spotify
- Goodreads
- Genius
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