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Looking for a place to post your poems? We present you with two different options.

  1. FFP Poetry Forums - Post your poetry on our Forums and receive immediate feedback, from a supportive and very special group of poetry lovers.
  2. Submit your poem here. Do not submit a poem before reading this list!
    • Family Friend Poems is a showcase for the very best contemporary poetry. We publish only the best.
    • There is a long waiting period for new poetry to be reviewed, the average wait is 6 Months.
    • Poems are first reviewed on our review page by 10 visitors. Our editor then reviews every poem, paying special attention to poems with a 4 star rating or higher. If your poems is selected to be published on our website, you will be notified by email.
    • We do not publish poems which are already posted on the Internet, including poems posted on our Forums
    • You may submit only 1 poem every 30 days
    • Before submitting your poem review our Submission Guidelines
Teens should select Teen as a Main Category
Please follow these guidelines or your poem will not be accepted
  • You must be the Author of poems you submit here. Do not submit poems that are not yours. It is a violation of Copyright Law.
  • Use the enter key to create new lines. Do not submit a paragraph.
  • Spell Check your poem before you submit it.
  • DO NOT SUBMIT POEMS IN ALL CAPS.
  • Use 1 blank line in between Stanzas
  • There is no need to repeat the poem title or your name within the Poem.

Your poem, if published, will be read by thousands of our visitors.
The story behind your poem is you. We want to know this story.
It will make your poem so much more meaningful.
The better your description, the more people will read your poem.



(Between 45 - 500 Characters)

(Optional) URL of your Blog or Profile on Facebook, Twitter etc.
If approved, this will be Published along with your poem. Do not submit emails.

Licensed as  All Rights Reserved
You can select a license for your poem. The default setting is All Rights Reserved but you can also choose to give your poem a Creative Commons License or even let it have No Rights Reserved.
  • No Rights Reserved relinquishs all of your rights as the current copyright holder.
    Your poem will be in the public domain, it will be public property and available for anyone to use freely for any purpose without your permission. It is not owned or controlled by anyone.
    Do not make this decision lightly, for more information see the Wikipedia on Public domain

STOP! Did you spell check your introduction and poem? Look for this button:
Common Mistakes: the word "i" should be capitalized, "u" is not a word, and "im" is spelled "I'm" or "I am"


Please only click Submit Once.

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