Weirdelf describes in detail the utility of the "revisions" tab, which allows you to track a poem's evolution on Neopoet. Transparency into the editing process is a helpful aid to learning.

Excellent suggestions for giving substantive feedback by Geezer

https://www.neopoet.com/forum/24941

https://penandthepad.com/punctuate-poem-8270701.html

Benefits of Reading Aloud/Hearing Written Work

academically speaking (applies to all writing even though website only mentions essays):

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/reading-aloud/

Maybe folks who aren't sure about having their work read aloud by Chris and Jess or who aren't really able to articulate if or how it is useful can read this and see why.

Some other resources:

a really interesting essay, check it out at-
http://www.phaguniya.com/the-new-criticism-by-i-a-richards-literary-the…

Critiquing Word Efficiency, Flow, and Content
Unlike prose (a short story, novella, novel, etc.), poetry has a more limited range of space. Poetry is not composed of complete sentences in paragraphs, and so, even epic poetry is limited by how long a line or stanza can be. With that in mind, a poet’s aim is to tell a story or paint a picture for their readers within those confinements. Using words wisely will help the poet to convey their message...

Anyone, can download their own complete works on Neopoet at
https://www.neopoet.com/faq/answer/how-do-i-download-my-work-neopoet
Do this as a backup, we take all care Neopoet is not archival site and we do not guarantee the safety of works posted here.

Absolutely a must read!
Kelsey explains how there is so much more you can do and how to do it with Neopoet formatting.

Kelsey's wonderfully accessible and erudite piece helps us juggle minimalism and realism, Neoclassicism and Romanticism in times of Post-modernism.

Wow! Kelsey shares so much great stuff here on poets, poetry, tips, hints and advice.

Kelsey shares heaps of great resources, quotes and tips at
https://www.pinterest.com.au/strangescholar/poetry-and-artistic-inspira…
go!
now!

Using the chapter "Responding to Student Writing" from "Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom" by John C. Bean Kelsey shows how a lot of the advice can apply to Neopoet, if we change the nouns from "teachers" and "students" to "writers" and "readers".

Kelsey gives some great ideas for ways to phrase constructive comments for those times when a reader just doesn't know what to say about a poem.

Kelsey shares two excellent articles on Image in Poetry and Brainstorming & Planning

Kelsey shares a collection of resources for beginning poetry including:

Generating Ideas Using the Senses.
Poetry 101. Resources for Beginners.
Classical Writing. Poetry for Beginners.
Poetry Tips.
Poetry Writing Exercise.
Writing Metaphors.
Poetry Techniques in 30 Minutes.
How to Edit Poems in a Workshop.
Poetry and Peer Editing.
Poetry Workshop Questions.

Kelsey gives helpful advice and hints on a poets revisions based on a excerpt from XJ Kennedy's "Introduction to Poetry"

Kelsey writes on 'whether you are critiquing poetry or fiction in a creative writing course, or peer editing argumentative essays for your college composition class, there are some universal ideas (in my opinion) that will help you make the most of the critiquing experience...'

Part 3 of Kelsey's 3 part series on Critiquing, Suggestions and Editing

Part 2 of Kelsey's 3 part series on Critiquing, Suggestions and Editing

Part 1 of Kelsey's 3 part series on Critiquing, Suggestions and Editing

by swamp-witch

There are many online options for some of the poet’s most basic tools, the word processor, dictionary and rhyming dictionary, and thesaurus... this article helps you find, evaluate and use them.

Kelsey (swamp-witch) has a curated a collection of 9 articles on critique, constructive criticism and analysis:

The second half of IanT's compilation of poetic forms and their descriptions in alphabetical order.

A compilation of poetic forms in alphabetical order, including descriptions of the forms, provided by IanT.

Instructions on joining workshops or contests and how to submit poetry to either.