Looking for a place to post your poems? We present you with two different options.
FFP Poetry Forums - Post your poetry on our Forums and receive immediate feedback , from a supportive and very special group of poetry lovers.
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We do not publish poems which are already posted on the Internet , including poems posted on our Forums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
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Name*
Email*
Poem Title*
Category*
Select a Category
Teen
Family
Friend
Love
Sad Love
Sad
Death
Life
Funny
Holiday
Nature
Spiritual
Valentine
Other
Teens should select Teen as a Main Category
Subcategory*
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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.
Poem* Enter your poem here: (Between 45 - 3000 Characters)
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.
Introduction* (Required) Enter your Introduction/Description here: (Between 45 - 500 Characters)
(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.
If you choose to license your work with a Creative Commons License then Family Friend Poems will display your chosen license together with your poem. Questions or concerns? Contact us or watch a video explaining how Creative Commons works .
Select what people can and can't do with your poem
Attribution You let others copy, distribute, display, and use your copyrighted poem but only if they give you credit . Users will be required to cite your name and the webpage where your poem is displayed on Family Friend Poems.
Noncommercial You let others copy, distribute, display, and use your poem — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only .
No Derivative Works You let others copy, distribute, display, and use only verbatim copies of your poem, not derivative works based upon it.
Share Alike You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.
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
* Terms and Conditions:
By submitting this poem I am affirming that I have written the poem, it is my own original work and has not been copied or plagiarized.
I understand and consent that visitors to this website may print or email my poem for personal use if they include my name and copyright.
I understand and consent that my poem may be published always as my original work and under my own copyright by Family Friend Poems however we see fit including but not limited to distributing it on any of our websites, through email, RSS feeds, or widgets.
I Agree*
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