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Is poetry still worth it in 2026?

dusky-reed-73

I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

I'll report back in a month.

sunlit-thistle-2

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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hollow-birch-285 more

This deserves its own thread.
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sunlit-beech-502 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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rustling-beech-351 more

sunlit-beech-50 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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woven-pine-17

rustling-beech-35 wrote:

sunlit-beech-50 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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slow-pine-371 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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still-yarrow-97

The cheap option was fine for years.
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amber-yarrow-645 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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rustling-sedge-39

amber-yarrow-64 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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sunlit-beech-493 more

amber-yarrow-64 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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woven-hazel-55

sunlit-beech-49 wrote:

amber-yarrow-64 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.
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silver-birch-561 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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amber-otter-16

Saving this for later.
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silver-willow-434 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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copper-pine-11

Good question, following.
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wry-pine-942 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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gentle-clover-651 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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wild-clover-41

gentle-clover-65 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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wild-hazel-461 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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dusky-rowan-93

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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silver-willow-18

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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