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1. Challenges
  
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2. NaPoWriMo
  
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When you post a poem, PLEASE make sure you have your OWN COPY. We also ask that you comment on at least 3 poems by fellow members.
1. Master Showcase
  
  A one stop showcase that houses all the poems in one place. Sorted by 'Last Comment'.
  
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2. Master Showcase
  
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3. Happiness
  
  For all you happy little chappies out there, or anyone who wants a little cheering up.
  
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4. Love
  
  Poems about love, friendship and lust
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5. Sadness
  
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6. Tragedy
  
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7. Darkness
  
  Poems about the dark and macabre, the angry and hateful. If it's black it belongs in here.
  
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8. Nature
  
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9. Humour
  
  Humourous poems to make us smile
  
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10. Family & Friends
  
  Poems about your roots
  
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11. Experiences
  
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12. Fantasy
  
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13. Children's Verse
  
  A place for poems written for a younger audience.
  
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14. Spiritual & Philosophical
  
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15. Miscellaneous
  
  For anything else
  
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16. Oriental Poetry
  
  A section for Oriental poems specifically. This can include Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, Sijo and many more.
  
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17. Formal Poetry
  
  A Showcase devoted to poems written using set forms e.g. Sonnets, Sestinas, etc
  
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18. Science
  
  For poems with a scientific content
  
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19. Politics
  
  For poems with political leanings
  
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20. Experimental Poetry
  
  For poems which have been created solely as experiments.
  
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21. Series
  
  A forum for one thread series.
  
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All mature 18+ material should be posted in one of the sub forums.
1. Misc Mature Poetry
  
  For poetry of a mature nature that doesn't fit into the other categories.
  
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2. Mature Prose
  
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3. Mature Competitions
  
  A forum for mature competitions
  
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4. Erotica
  
  Poems about mature love.
  
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5. Mature triggering content
  
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The Workshop Threads / Posts Last Post

A place to learn new skills and practice old ones.
1. Feedback Forum
  
  Post your poetry or prose for in depth critique.
  
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2. W.I.P Forum
  
  Works in Progress - Not yet good enough for Showcase Forums or Feedback Forum - Post your unpolished works in here to glean ideas etc ....
  
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3. Exercises
  
  A bunch of ideas to release the writers block
  
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4. Meter Workshop
  
  A Place to learn more about the ins and outs of meter.
  
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5. Poetry Forms
  
  A section to learn about poetry forms old and new.
  
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6. Poetry Discussion
  
  A place to discuss and learn from famous poems.
  
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The World Beyond TPF Threads / Posts Last Post

Everything to do with poetry beyond the walls of TPF
1. Poetry Competitions
  
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2. Poetry Events
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3. Poets Worth Reading
  
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4. Poetry Publishers
  
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A forum set up to honour the passing of TPF members
1. Saturn Adrift - Angela Sinclair
  
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