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A Message From Bill
The changes in Wattpad over the last few years have not benefitted the community of Poets.
The Matty awards have all but ignored the Poetic community and have pushed their focus on novels that appeal to a younger generation, which make up the vast majority of Wattpad's readers and writers.
Unfortunately, that leaves the Poets out in the proverbial cold.
We, here at the Poets Pub, have tried for over five years to provide an environment of encouragement, support and inspiration to all Poets and our doors have always been open to any and all Poets, regardless of their age or ability. We intend to keep that protocol in place for as long as the Pub exists.
With the ever changing face of Wattpad and the ignoring of the Poetic writers on the site, I am sure all of us have noticed one significant fact that is undeniable.
All of us have noticed a dramatic decline in the number of reads on our Poetry. In speaking for myself, over the past couple years I have noticed that my reads have dropped by a staggering 95%. And I am sure many of our fellow Pubbers have felt the same decline.
The end result of this, unfortunately for many, is that the desire and inspiration to continue to write wanes as dramatically as your reads have declined. Inspiration and dedication go by the wayside and many find themselves rethinking WHY we bother at all.
I am sad to say that even I have fallen victim to the same loss of desire.
So, what can we do to stop this loss of interest and give back the dignity to all of our Poets. To me, the answer is simple.
We have to support ourselves.
It is time that every Pubber takes a little of their time and support one of their fellow Poets. Take a few minutes a day and check out the Poetry of one of your fellow Pubbers and remind them that they are not forgotten and that you appreciate their time and effort.
We have over 6000 Pubbers in the Poets Pub. That is enough to support ourselves and keep the lights of inspiration and support burning for all our members.
We have to become more active within the walls of the Pub and encourage our members even more. Encourage them to participate. Encourage them to suggest new ideas for the Pub, to help it continue to grow. Encourage them to recruit new Poets and readers to join the ranks of the Pub and further expand our influence, because without an unified approach, site like the Poets Pub and the Poetry community in general, just might fall victim to the shifting wave of interest and completely disappear.
Support the Pub and support your fellow Poets. It is the only way that we will survive.
A Unified Front
There are many small Poetry sites around Wattpad. Many of them have small memberships and struggle to build up their followers.
Over the years I have tried to gather those sites under one banner, because, as the old saying goes, 'There is Strength in Numbers'.
