I LIKE POETRY SOUP comment if you do
Blog Posted:2/16/2017 4:35:00 AM
This year is my tenth anniversary here on SOUP , as I'm still here you can tell I will always give it a 'like '.But what is it that has kept me such a long lasting fan.Well first and foremost I have made many constant poetry ' net friends'. Friendships that have survived the ups and downs that have happened here from time to time. It has been a great workshop ( like a night school class for those who remember those pre digital days) Okay we don't show up from time to time but like a good coffe shop many folk drop by to say hi.(Its that kind of place)
In my decade of membership I've found PS management care and listen, they are open to new ideas and have moved with the changing times.The advertising is discreet and not in the face of the user and suits PS brand image in the poetry digital world.
I use the site as a receptacle to store my anthology, a kind of poetry autobiography of my development as a poet.
The only downside since I joined is in my early days PS ran regular prize base contest (as I won one it was a great encouragement to me) but I guess it was a part of the development and promotion of the site and probably was quite time consuming and having sponsored 265 contests I know it can be difficult to retain one's freshness and enthusiasm for poetry without a break )Also I miss the personal stats that were part of member area,but that just me and the numbers here probably make it impractical from a storage aspect
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