Hurrah, an update!
Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM UTC
Quick update. I'm feeling optimistic about our chances here. Stars are selling well enough that, I suspect, we can cover costs going forward. I'm working on the new app. It'll be a new website and t...
Our final hurrah
Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM UTC
This is a decisive moment. Many of you have been here since the beginning, sixteen years ago. Romances and marriages forged, bitter battles fought, even lives saved. And so, so much love, heartbreak a...
It's been a while
Sep 7, 2021
Sep 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM UTC
Hello!
Perhaps you're wondering why the site is 502ing all the time, where the app is and where the eff I've been for the last year. It's a short story: I became a father. Well, that and COVID, of ...
CH*NGES
Apr 9, 2017
Apr 9, 2017 at 8:16 PM UTC
Hello again! As you've likely noticed, I've introduced some changes to the website. There are, of course, bugs to work out and it's nowhere near as fast as I'd like-- I'm working on these things. Than...
National Poetry Month
Apr 1, 2017
Apr 1, 2017 at 3:59 AM UTC
Hello Poets! I'm Valerie and I'm stoked to be here with you guys :) Hello Poetry has shown me such brightness already. I love the support you share with each other, while also sharing bravely what m...
The gift of light
Jul 4, 2015
Jul 4, 2015 at 7:55 PM UTC
Hello, hello,
I've finished reviewing all of your comments including the results from the most recent survey and I've been astonished by the response. Thank you so much for sharing your humour and ...
We did it!
Nov 5, 2014
Nov 5, 2014 at 10:05 AM UTC
Five days later, and we've hit our target: $1500. That covers our server costs from November to April, which is incredible. Thank you so much for your support. I'll be reaching out individually to eac...
Collections
Feb 22, 2014
Feb 22, 2014 at 10:47 AM UTC
I've released some changes and improvements to the collections feature, in addition to adding a section on the home page for "featured collections". Collections remain a niche feature of the site, but...
Happy (belated) new year!
Feb 7, 2014
Feb 7, 2014 at 1:16 PM UTC
The last year was good to Hello Poetry. Our community now bustles day-in and day-out with writers, both young and old, traditional and anarchic alike, from nearly every position on this sphere we inh...
What's next for Hello Poetry
Jun 25, 2012
Jun 25, 2012 at 3:42 PM UTC
I've been planning an update to the site for several months now, and I wanted to share some of the details of it with you before it goes live. There is good news and bad news, so you'll want to read t...
Event this Monday for UK Poets!
Apr 13, 2012
Apr 13, 2012 at 2:38 PM UTC
If you're based in London we have a very special offer for you as a Hello Poetry user! We've managed to secure special price £10 tickets for a wonderful new poetry-theatre piece at the National Theatr...
Supporting Hello Poetry
Sep 11, 2011
Sep 11, 2011 at 12:31 PM UTC
It has been nearly two months since Hello Poetry started charging poets to add their work. The reaction to the announcement wasn't terribly surprising; some writers wouldn't pay, some writers did pay,...
A home for your writing
Aug 4, 2011
Aug 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM UTC
Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Eliot York and I run Hello Poetry. The website was created in June 2009 as a collection of poems from the so-called "classic" poets. At the time, I couldn't find anyw...
The October Wind
Oct 27, 2010
Oct 27, 2010 at 8:08 AM UTC
Especially when the October wind
With frosty fingers punishes my hair,
Caught by the crabbing sun I walk on fire
And cast a shadow crab upon the land
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