Deep Underground Poetry is Closing Down
Wow! I just found this site in Dec 2024. I have had a few problems the last month or so and haven't posted. I will eventually join you and Fia on Starsrite if I survive. Sorry if that is ominous. I can't image saving thousands of submissions that some people have. I suggested a download button when I first got here. What about a gofund to keep it an extra 6 months?
I came here in 2011, 38 years old. I'd just kicked zimmovane and diazapan D5s. I done it cold turkey because my doctor wouldn't cut me down. I had some months before kicked methadone cold turkey, I'd been taking that shit since I kicked the heroin maybe 10 years before
I'd a ton of emotions I didn't know how to deal with, and hadn't slept longer than 4 hours a night for some weeks
I couldn't spell, my idea of poetry was an A-B rhyming scheme.
I found this place by sheer luck having typed 'deep underground' I sent for 'poetry' instead of 'bunkers' which I was heading for
At thr time the site was buzzing with members who were willing to help, mentor and support. It wasn't long before I made some friends and ultimately fell in love
The site kept me sane and alive through the long nights of little sleep, I could not wait to be logged in to read and share. I was and am still very grateful to have somewhere to be, people to talk to, to share with
I have been through so much in the 14 years as a member and again am very grateful for the people who helped and supported me,
Like so many other people on this site I am alive today because of it, because of the people here, because of the Lady who provided the platform
I'm gutted the site is closing down. gutted for me obviously but gutted for the members too
and I'm gutted for the webmiss, I cannot begin to understand the kind of emotion the lady is going through
I believe there is still the tiniest of chances we can save this site. The lady mentioned a financial strain. OK, so maybe someone can come up with a sustainable plan where members can voluntarily up their support
It would not be beyond the realms of possibility for some of the more comfortable to offer a once off sum of money
That's fair enough, but it's not just about money. It's about keeping the place going , running smoothly within whatever boundaries and laws apply to the site
It would mean perhaps a pledge take the speakeasy out of the forums and put it in a (closed) group
and perhaps it would mean use the chain of command member -> moderator -> webmiss
I fund this thread a little disappointing,
I would urge people to lay down :
How you found the 7
When did you join
why did you join
why did you stay
-type thing, let the webmiss know how this site makes the days months years better for you
thank you, you are all beautiful people ❤️
PS: If you haven't checked it out already, check out Muggle, it was a type of magazine put together by members :
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Muggle/
I'd a ton of emotions I didn't know how to deal with, and hadn't slept longer than 4 hours a night for some weeks
I couldn't spell, my idea of poetry was an A-B rhyming scheme.
I found this place by sheer luck having typed 'deep underground' I sent for 'poetry' instead of 'bunkers' which I was heading for
At thr time the site was buzzing with members who were willing to help, mentor and support. It wasn't long before I made some friends and ultimately fell in love
The site kept me sane and alive through the long nights of little sleep, I could not wait to be logged in to read and share. I was and am still very grateful to have somewhere to be, people to talk to, to share with
I have been through so much in the 14 years as a member and again am very grateful for the people who helped and supported me,
Like so many other people on this site I am alive today because of it, because of the people here, because of the Lady who provided the platform
I'm gutted the site is closing down. gutted for me obviously but gutted for the members too
and I'm gutted for the webmiss, I cannot begin to understand the kind of emotion the lady is going through
I believe there is still the tiniest of chances we can save this site. The lady mentioned a financial strain. OK, so maybe someone can come up with a sustainable plan where members can voluntarily up their support
It would not be beyond the realms of possibility for some of the more comfortable to offer a once off sum of money
That's fair enough, but it's not just about money. It's about keeping the place going , running smoothly within whatever boundaries and laws apply to the site
It would mean perhaps a pledge take the speakeasy out of the forums and put it in a (closed) group
and perhaps it would mean use the chain of command member -> moderator -> webmiss
I fund this thread a little disappointing,
I would urge people to lay down :
How you found the 7
When did you join
why did you join
why did you stay
-type thing, let the webmiss know how this site makes the days months years better for you
thank you, you are all beautiful people ❤️
PS: If you haven't checked it out already, check out Muggle, it was a type of magazine put together by members :
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Muggle/
Wow! I never thought this would happen and using DU as my poetry vault is about to backfire on me.😉 I'll be working my fingers to the bone to download/print over 1400 of them. Can anyone suggest an easy way of doing it?
I joined DU in 2013 writing erotic poetry 😱🤣 and some of it made its way into an audio exhibition in London - twice! I've not been that present of late but DU is still a home away from home. In the early years I couldn't get enough of it and some of my favourite poets - take a bow Poetspeak, lepperochan, case28 and many more whose names currently escape me - urged me on.
Take a bow DU because you were an integral part of my life when I embarked on writing in late 2013. Since then I've had worked published and my 1st play just closed after a successful 6 night run in North Melbourne, Australia. It's sad to see you close and not only because I have to find a home for all my poems (am I pulling at your heartstrings Webmiss?
), but because it's an end of an era for Webmiss and most definitely for me. All the best to all the poets, may you continue to write masses. All the best Webmiss on your next adventure!
I joined DU in 2013 writing erotic poetry 😱🤣 and some of it made its way into an audio exhibition in London - twice! I've not been that present of late but DU is still a home away from home. In the early years I couldn't get enough of it and some of my favourite poets - take a bow Poetspeak, lepperochan, case28 and many more whose names currently escape me - urged me on.
Take a bow DU because you were an integral part of my life when I embarked on writing in late 2013. Since then I've had worked published and my 1st play just closed after a successful 6 night run in North Melbourne, Australia. It's sad to see you close and not only because I have to find a home for all my poems (am I pulling at your heartstrings Webmiss?
), but because it's an end of an era for Webmiss and most definitely for me. All the best to all the poets, may you continue to write masses. All the best Webmiss on your next adventure!
I found the Deep Underground when I was 19 or 20, around the same time as lepperochan, 2011 or so, and remember when it was just a list of poems like a Facebook wall. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs with this site and some of the people on it. But for all the undeniable downs that came about through meeting certain… antisocial types, this site was a lifeline at a time when I needed it the most and the good people I’ve met FAR outweigh the bad.
I was very damaged and unwell when I joined, and would be for comparatively many years. I was agoraphobic, chronically depressed, closeted to family, and filled with unacknowledged trauma from childhood abuse. I was, in short, a mess. But people here were kind and liked my poetry and said nice things, and it gave me the will to keep going. It was far from the last step, I also needed to go through therapy, but this site kept the lights on, if you know what I mean. I’ve since visited America twice to visit a friend I made here. If you’d told me in my early twenties that that would be the case I wouldn’t have believed you.
I think what made this site great was its ability to somehow be both small and large. It wasn’t a site where people’s work was just subsumed into the millions of other poems submitted every second, it felt like a genuine community while incorporating everyone. The “everyone” bit caused problems at times, attracting people who probably needed either intensive care or confinement rather than a poetry site, but for everything there is a season, and with all light comes shade.
I wouldn’t be who I am now without the DU, both its good and its bad. Thank you, webmistress. It’s not hyperbole to say your pet project saved lives, in its way.
I was very damaged and unwell when I joined, and would be for comparatively many years. I was agoraphobic, chronically depressed, closeted to family, and filled with unacknowledged trauma from childhood abuse. I was, in short, a mess. But people here were kind and liked my poetry and said nice things, and it gave me the will to keep going. It was far from the last step, I also needed to go through therapy, but this site kept the lights on, if you know what I mean. I’ve since visited America twice to visit a friend I made here. If you’d told me in my early twenties that that would be the case I wouldn’t have believed you.
I think what made this site great was its ability to somehow be both small and large. It wasn’t a site where people’s work was just subsumed into the millions of other poems submitted every second, it felt like a genuine community while incorporating everyone. The “everyone” bit caused problems at times, attracting people who probably needed either intensive care or confinement rather than a poetry site, but for everything there is a season, and with all light comes shade.
I wouldn’t be who I am now without the DU, both its good and its bad. Thank you, webmistress. It’s not hyperbole to say your pet project saved lives, in its way.
Casted_Runes said:I found the Deep Underground when I was 19 or 20, around the same time as lepperochan, 2011 or so, and remember when it was just a list of poems like a Facebook wall. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs with this site and some of the people on it. But for all the undeniable downs that came about through meeting certain… antisocial types, this site was a lifeline at a time when I needed it the most and the good people I’ve met FAR outweigh the bad.
love you Jack
I was very damaged and unwell when I joined, and would be for comparatively many years. I was agoraphobic, chronically depressed, closeted to family, and filled with unacknowledged trauma from childhood abuse. I was, in short, a mess. But people here were kind and liked my poetry and said nice things, and it gave me the will to keep going. It was far from the last step, I also needed to go through therapy, but this site kept the lights on, if you know what I mean. I’ve since visited America twice to visit a friend I made here. If you’d told me in my early twenties that that would be the case I wouldn’t have believed you.
I think what made this site great was its ability to somehow be both small and large. It wasn’t a site where people’s work was just subsumed into the millions of other poems submitted every second, it felt like a genuine community while incorporating everyone. The “everyone” bit caused problems at times, attracting people who probably needed either intensive care or confinement rather than a poetry site, but for everything there is a season, and with all light comes shade.
I wouldn’t be who I am now without the DU, both its good and its bad. Thank you, webmistress. It’s not hyperbole to say your pet project saved lives, in its way.
love you Jack
I was very damaged and unwell when I joined, and would be for comparatively many years. I was agoraphobic, chronically depressed, closeted to family, and filled with unacknowledged trauma from childhood abuse. I was, in short, a mess. But people here were kind and liked my poetry and said nice things, and it gave me the will to keep going. It was far from the last step, I also needed to go through therapy, but this site kept the lights on, if you know what I mean. I’ve since visited America twice to visit a friend I made here. If you’d told me in my early twenties that that would be the case I wouldn’t have believed you.
I think what made this site great was its ability to somehow be both small and large. It wasn’t a site where people’s work was just subsumed into the millions of other poems submitted every second, it felt like a genuine community while incorporating everyone. The “everyone” bit caused problems at times, attracting people who probably needed either intensive care or confinement rather than a poetry site, but for everything there is a season, and with all light comes shade.
I wouldn’t be who I am now without the DU, both its good and its bad. Thank you, webmistress. It’s not hyperbole to say your pet project saved lives, in its way.
I’m deeply moved by the news that Deep Underground Poetry will be closing. I can only imagine how difficult this decision must have been, and I respect it completely. I’m incredibly grateful to have been part of this space during some exciting times… and for many, I’m sure it’s been a melting pot of creativity, friendship, healing, desire, and chaos.
I stumbled upon this place by accident… or maybe fate. Like many young writers, I was intrigued by erotica and dark poetry, having spent years exploring my creativity through those unexplainable fevers of inspiration that struck me throughout my youth.
My writing wasn’t great, but the inspiration was undeniable, and once I joined DUP in 2013, something unexpected happened. I stepped into a world of green velour walls bursting with poetry, storytelling, writing challenges, the rush of winning competitions and building new friendships. Most importantly, I found the opportunity to grow and learn from the talented people around me. Also, DUP’s multimedia platform was kick-ass!
Even though I haven’t been an active community member in recent years due to life commitments and a lack of those rare magic creative moments, DUP has always felt like home whenever inspiration hit.
I’m deeply grateful to have shared this space with so many wonderful and inspiring people who have influenced and supported me. Thank you Magdalena, Lobo, Kate, Missy, Shadoe, Craic, Umm, Uma, Duende, Jesterlesser, Ataki, Heslop, Indie, Hemi, Johnrot, 13, Daniel, CruelHanded Jamie, Braggs, DarkEnchantress, and anna grin.
And a very special thank you to the Webmistress for creating and sharing her beautiful creative nest. You have always been admirable, level-headed, and welcoming to your community. Without this website, so many creative moments would have passed by, forgotten whimsical ideas. You have given so much and asked for so little in return… only that we respect and accept one another’s voices.
Thank you.
Peace, love and respect DUP!
Alexander Case
I stumbled upon this place by accident… or maybe fate. Like many young writers, I was intrigued by erotica and dark poetry, having spent years exploring my creativity through those unexplainable fevers of inspiration that struck me throughout my youth.
My writing wasn’t great, but the inspiration was undeniable, and once I joined DUP in 2013, something unexpected happened. I stepped into a world of green velour walls bursting with poetry, storytelling, writing challenges, the rush of winning competitions and building new friendships. Most importantly, I found the opportunity to grow and learn from the talented people around me. Also, DUP’s multimedia platform was kick-ass!
Even though I haven’t been an active community member in recent years due to life commitments and a lack of those rare magic creative moments, DUP has always felt like home whenever inspiration hit.
I’m deeply grateful to have shared this space with so many wonderful and inspiring people who have influenced and supported me. Thank you Magdalena, Lobo, Kate, Missy, Shadoe, Craic, Umm, Uma, Duende, Jesterlesser, Ataki, Heslop, Indie, Hemi, Johnrot, 13, Daniel, CruelHanded Jamie, Braggs, DarkEnchantress, and anna grin.
And a very special thank you to the Webmistress for creating and sharing her beautiful creative nest. You have always been admirable, level-headed, and welcoming to your community. Without this website, so many creative moments would have passed by, forgotten whimsical ideas. You have given so much and asked for so little in return… only that we respect and accept one another’s voices.
Thank you.
Peace, love and respect DUP!
Alexander Case
I found DU when I was googling the music video for Jamiroquai’s “ deeper underground" and actually clicked on the wrong link. Been as I quite liked poetry, I thought this was pretty cool and then hung around for a bit. Which turned into almost 14 years.
I was 26 when I joined in 2011 on my old account, and wrote mostly erotica. I was drunk a lot, angry, volatile and full of rage as well as being fresh out of a DV situation and my subsequent breakdown. However, I soon found a real love for audio poetry, and spent a lot of my time nurturing this area of the site.
It gave me an outlet. A small home.
There was something nurturing about this place when I joined. Everyone was willing to help workshop poetry, with no shortage of people willing to give their real, unflowered opinions about writing. The community looked out for itself and each other, and for a time, this worked. We became our own neighbourhood watch.
Some years later, I harassed Lepp one night with the idea of a podcast as I knew he had radio experience. Umm, DanielChristensen and _Boybrains soon joined the crew and we made episodes from the desire to want to highlight the work of members, as well as have fun doing it. To this day, it’s still one of my proudest moments from my time here. Unfortunatly, I had to give it up because of my own health.
I’ve met two people in real life from here. I’ve made some lifelong friends. Shout out to Ethan, my twin, who is my found family that I could never be without. Bobbing round a lake wild swimming with another DU member was never a scenario I ever envisaged…. But here the fuck we are. Life happens.
I have mixed feelings about DU closing. I recognise that it isn’t sustainable the way it is, and a lot of stuff would need to change. However I’d give pretty much anything to get those glory days back, because it’s shaped me into the Creatrix I am. And I love her.
I’m 40 now which has been a turning point for me. I sit here now, completely sober and T-Total, reflective… sassy, but still good. The unvarnished truth is my life has been turned upside down medically in the last few years and I’m just…. tired. I recognise that all things end and I guess I’ve stopped forcing things to stay. Call it a personal philosophy of mine.
If the site were to be saved, I’d of course be thrilled. But if it can’t, I want to show gratitude for my time here in the artist I am today who writes a little better, throws humour a little more aggressively, means what she says, and loves herself a little harder because of yous.
✌️
PS: I will think about the alligator clitoris rant for the rest of my days. And still laugh.
I'm still hoping there is a collective way DUP can continue to operate...
Can a fee be instituted to keep DUP alive ? 🤔
Perhaps even a scaled down version that isn't so expensive to operate?
Perhaps just poetry and not all the bells and whistles ??
DUP means the world to me.
It's a safe house for someone like me who is a opposite of the general population. A site where it is okay to be different. Celebrated even.
Many of us will be homeless without DUP. We will cease to write.
Or we will write very infrequently.
I implore you Webmistress to consider alternatives and I thank you for the past 12 years for giving me a home ....
Can a fee be instituted to keep DUP alive ? 🤔
Perhaps even a scaled down version that isn't so expensive to operate?
Perhaps just poetry and not all the bells and whistles ??
DUP means the world to me.
It's a safe house for someone like me who is a opposite of the general population. A site where it is okay to be different. Celebrated even.
Many of us will be homeless without DUP. We will cease to write.
Or we will write very infrequently.
I implore you Webmistress to consider alternatives and I thank you for the past 12 years for giving me a home ....
(I will be here, as I told many others, till the end. I was not here in the beginning, but I respect what the webmistress has done here. It's not easy, but she has managed to do it for 25 years. That is resilience and love of the craft.
If she should change her mind, I will be here.)
I had written this at the bottom of the anniversary poem. I have not stayed and interacted on any site as I have with this one. It is one of a kind. I have gone through many different emotions about the closing. I am going to miss it here.
I am grateful she created this safe space and I wish her the best because she has given us her best.
If she should change her mind, I will be here.)
I had written this at the bottom of the anniversary poem. I have not stayed and interacted on any site as I have with this one. It is one of a kind. I have gone through many different emotions about the closing. I am going to miss it here.
I am grateful she created this safe space and I wish her the best because she has given us her best.
I came to The Underground when a friend launched a 2 year nagging campaign trying to get me to join. I checked it out & unexpectedly found a home. As a trauma survivor & closet writer, I was very isolated in my notebooks & pens. Finding a world of people who not only felt my struggles but shared their own & provided support as I stumbled along my healing journey was nothing short of lifesaving. This is more than a poetry site, it's a community. More tightly woven than even I realized initially. It's provided a safe & welcoming landing space for me & so many others at times when the rest of the world is cold & brutal. It's saved my life in so many ways...literally & figuratively. The friends I've made here...some of whom are no longer with us physically but in spirit...I would never have found without this home. It shatters my heart to know the lights will be going out & doors locked. Not just for the community but for the Webmistress. She's created so much more than even she expected, I imagine. And to have to close it must be gutting. If there's any chance or hope of keeping DUP going, I would be more than grateful. Either way, I'm here until the lights go out.
lepperochan said:I came here in 2011, 38 years old. I'd just kicked zimmovane and diazapan D5s. I done it cold turkey because my doctor wouldn't cut me down. I had some months before kicked methadone cold turkey, I'd been taking that shit since I kicked the heroin maybe 10 years before
I'd a ton of emotions I didn't know how to deal with, and hadn't slept longer than 4 hours a night for some weeks
I couldn't spell, my idea of poetry was an A-B rhyming scheme.
I found this place by sheer luck having typed 'deep underground' I sent for 'poetry' instead of 'bunkers' which I was heading for
At thr time the site was buzzing with members who were willing to help, mentor and support. It wasn't long before I made some friends and ultimately fell in love
The site kept me sane and alive through the long nights of little sleep, I could not wait to be logged in to read and share. I was and am still very grateful to have somewhere to be, people to talk to, to share with
I have been through so much in the 14 years as a member and again am very grateful for the people who helped and supported me,
Like so many other people on this site I am alive today because of it, because of the people here, because of the Lady who provided the platform
I'm gutted the site is closing down. gutted for me obviously but gutted for the members too
and I'm gutted for the webmiss, I cannot begin to understand the kind of emotion the lady is going through
I believe there is still the tiniest of chances we can save this site. The lady mentioned a financial strain. OK, so maybe someone can come up with a sustainable plan where members can voluntarily up their support
It would not be beyond the realms of possibility for some of the more comfortable to offer a once off sum of money
That's fair enough, but it's not just about money. It's about keeping the place going , running smoothly within whatever boundaries and laws apply to the site
It would mean perhaps a pledge take the speakeasy out of the forums and put it in a (closed) group
and perhaps it would mean use the chain of command member -> moderator -> webmiss
I fund this thread a little disappointing,
I would urge people to lay down :
How you found the 7
When did you join
why did you join
why did you stay
-type thing, let the webmiss know how this site makes the days months years better for you
thank you, you are all beautiful people ❤️
PS: If you haven't checked it out already, check out Muggle, it was a type of magazine put together by members :
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Muggle/
Mate, at long last i know why you carry that name.
I've been here since around the same time as you, found it by chance just like many others, stayed for the community and the vivid expressions of life put into words. The webmistress is probably overwhelmed by the responses of everyone here.
This is a real tearjerker.
I'd a ton of emotions I didn't know how to deal with, and hadn't slept longer than 4 hours a night for some weeks
I couldn't spell, my idea of poetry was an A-B rhyming scheme.
I found this place by sheer luck having typed 'deep underground' I sent for 'poetry' instead of 'bunkers' which I was heading for
At thr time the site was buzzing with members who were willing to help, mentor and support. It wasn't long before I made some friends and ultimately fell in love
The site kept me sane and alive through the long nights of little sleep, I could not wait to be logged in to read and share. I was and am still very grateful to have somewhere to be, people to talk to, to share with
I have been through so much in the 14 years as a member and again am very grateful for the people who helped and supported me,
Like so many other people on this site I am alive today because of it, because of the people here, because of the Lady who provided the platform
I'm gutted the site is closing down. gutted for me obviously but gutted for the members too
and I'm gutted for the webmiss, I cannot begin to understand the kind of emotion the lady is going through
I believe there is still the tiniest of chances we can save this site. The lady mentioned a financial strain. OK, so maybe someone can come up with a sustainable plan where members can voluntarily up their support
It would not be beyond the realms of possibility for some of the more comfortable to offer a once off sum of money
That's fair enough, but it's not just about money. It's about keeping the place going , running smoothly within whatever boundaries and laws apply to the site
It would mean perhaps a pledge take the speakeasy out of the forums and put it in a (closed) group
and perhaps it would mean use the chain of command member -> moderator -> webmiss
I fund this thread a little disappointing,
I would urge people to lay down :
How you found the 7
When did you join
why did you join
why did you stay
-type thing, let the webmiss know how this site makes the days months years better for you
thank you, you are all beautiful people ❤️
PS: If you haven't checked it out already, check out Muggle, it was a type of magazine put together by members :
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Muggle/
Mate, at long last i know why you carry that name.
I've been here since around the same time as you, found it by chance just like many others, stayed for the community and the vivid expressions of life put into words. The webmistress is probably overwhelmed by the responses of everyone here.
This is a real tearjerker.
case28 said:I’m deeply moved by the news that Deep Underground Poetry will be closing. I can only imagine how difficult this decision must have been, and I respect it completely. I’m incredibly grateful to have been part of this space during some exciting times… and for many, I’m sure it’s been a melting pot of creativity, friendship, healing, desire, and chaos.
I stumbled upon this place by accident… or maybe fate. Like many young writers, I was intrigued by erotica and dark poetry, having spent years exploring my creativity through those unexplainable fevers of inspiration that struck me throughout my youth.
My writing wasn’t great, but the inspiration was undeniable, and once I joined DUP in 2013, something unexpected happened. I stepped into a world of green velour walls bursting with poetry, storytelling, writing challenges, the rush of winning competitions and building new friendships. Most importantly, I found the opportunity to grow and learn from the talented people around me. Also, DUP’s multimedia platform was kick-ass!
Even though I haven’t been an active community member in recent years due to life commitments and a lack of those rare magic creative moments, DUP has always felt like home whenever inspiration hit.
I’m deeply grateful to have shared this space with so many wonderful and inspiring people who have influenced and supported me. Thank you Magdalena, Lobo, Kate, Missy, Shadoe, Craic, Umm, Uma, Duende, Jesterlesser, Ataki, Heslop, Indie, Hemi, Johnrot, 13, Daniel, CruelHanded Jamie, Braggs, DarkEnchantress, and anna grin.
And a very special thank you to the Webmistress for creating and sharing her beautiful creative nest. You have always been admirable, level-headed, and welcoming to your community. Without this website, so many creative moments would have passed by, forgotten whimsical ideas. You have given so much and asked for so little in return… only that we respect and accept one another’s voices.
Thank you.
Peace, love and respect DUP!
Alexander Case
Dude, if you're moving to tumblr, or wordress or starsrite, do let me know. I'd like to stay updated for when your next nuke drops.
I stumbled upon this place by accident… or maybe fate. Like many young writers, I was intrigued by erotica and dark poetry, having spent years exploring my creativity through those unexplainable fevers of inspiration that struck me throughout my youth.
My writing wasn’t great, but the inspiration was undeniable, and once I joined DUP in 2013, something unexpected happened. I stepped into a world of green velour walls bursting with poetry, storytelling, writing challenges, the rush of winning competitions and building new friendships. Most importantly, I found the opportunity to grow and learn from the talented people around me. Also, DUP’s multimedia platform was kick-ass!
Even though I haven’t been an active community member in recent years due to life commitments and a lack of those rare magic creative moments, DUP has always felt like home whenever inspiration hit.
I’m deeply grateful to have shared this space with so many wonderful and inspiring people who have influenced and supported me. Thank you Magdalena, Lobo, Kate, Missy, Shadoe, Craic, Umm, Uma, Duende, Jesterlesser, Ataki, Heslop, Indie, Hemi, Johnrot, 13, Daniel, CruelHanded Jamie, Braggs, DarkEnchantress, and anna grin.
And a very special thank you to the Webmistress for creating and sharing her beautiful creative nest. You have always been admirable, level-headed, and welcoming to your community. Without this website, so many creative moments would have passed by, forgotten whimsical ideas. You have given so much and asked for so little in return… only that we respect and accept one another’s voices.
Thank you.
Peace, love and respect DUP!
Alexander Case
Dude, if you're moving to tumblr, or wordress or starsrite, do let me know. I'd like to stay updated for when your next nuke drops.
To say of the DU’s part in my life n heart n soul. n even in the echoing each cells in my body.. as sacred endless name n lifeline like a “rama naama” .. du has been in inner me as the lighted core..
Joined Du early 2012.. yes in my early to mid 30s.. not long before that in 2010 end .. had been broken down in my married life to shatters .. n trying to even feel n understand what i am going through that time.. was then a young mother with two lio girls who were barely in their age of 3 n 5 .. left all alone to myself.. to take up demanding corp job that too in far off city .. namely city of Kolkata .. the city of Kali .. would say only the power of Kali within me out of the immense aching bleeding pains..& this charming old city known for true arts n literature .. prompted me n brought out a poet in me .. also perhaps my so forgotten ancestral genetics of court poets.. once generations ago ..
Started off as Wordpress blog still there too, then in facebook poetry groups of India.. where i met a great friend n adored poet who would later pull & guide me to du (saying that my words n poetry reminded of Poe or Emily Dickinson or so.. wow! that time havent even heard or read these poets believe me, being a studious techie in studies n work till then) .. he is SUMEET!! (he there in DU now too .. his defunct account ‘Whitewand6’ .. with his outlandish styled n absorbing poems!! ) even my du username is a tribute to him .. wish him well wherever whatever he is now & ever ..
then started scribing in pan global fb groups .. where i met many du’s to be friends. Lep, Jesta etc
then came the bigger quintessence chapter of my life.. that is still holding me .. DU .. came here as a no one .. remained in awe reading so many-poets so absorbing n totally mind blowing.. .. was parallel-ly learning the poetics from them .. me being scribbling wild n hard that many found difficult to make any sense at all.. many blasted in my poetic comments as frivolous .. though all such rash comments only later helped me sculpt self..
My so much adored DU poets .. who not only were poetic stars .. but guided embraced me .. in all light n love.. shaping me n my poetry .. .. Some became good friends.. n some adored my poetry much & i too helped some to shape up .. its just that the shared brokenness of our lives as poetry .. was in sync.. healing each one .. the du poet legends i would salute in all love for being themselves are ::
Magdalena
Strider
Case
lepperochan
Steve Bragg
John Rot
Luca
matthew bass
marcella
Opheliac
Semaj
Jestalessa
Ahavati
takis1917
Layla
Shadoe
LokiOfLiterati
souladareatease
cold fusion
kourtnissixxx
anna grin
DanielChristensen
Randon
Nomoth/ fields broke
runaway mindtrain
buddhakitty
hunterapsych
strangeways rob
Anne Rianne
New beginnings
Calamitygin
Punchdrunk
arortiz73
& many
Some poets i just was distant .. but adored them in awe; they were very much felt inner me .. as magical powers ..
Kameron
hemihead
Mr A
InNomine
Van
nikkimoe
jemac
crimsin
3 am poems celine belli
cruel handed writer
jack heslop
viddax
grace
Vee
Indie
CeeCee Elaine
imperfectedstone
& many
Had taken sorts of breaks now n then .. and now back after a big break.. now some poets are amazing .. n yes still learning poetry .. n sculpting life n soul from their light n darkness whatever .. they are :
Vision of insanity ( Keith)
Damian deadlove
Rew
Midnight sonneteer
Betty
Fia
Her (haven't read much of her.. but will do)
John (goldenmyst)
Aspererger poet
& many
& so the above says when & why i started writing .. & joined du, what made me stay evergreen in DU .. n the need for DU still forevermore .. for its truly the breath n soul as felt in this life of a beautifully broken melancholic continuum .. still singing in artistic as cuckooing unique pitched eternal tuning in song..
& of course ..some moments in du are rapturously delightful to behold.. inclusive of some great comps i joined in or held .. great poems i collaborated.. sone fine writes i too produced wud say now strongly .. also thanks to Case & Mags —-for inspiring me to do Visual & Spoken poetry .. to start my own podcast inspired by these later..
Special thanks to Ahavati & Rianne my spiritual sistas .. who are enlightened souls.. fortunate to have found them .. whom i sync so seamlessly as purposeful cosmic ageless souls in the waiting synergies .. 🙏♥️
Am beyond words.. to comprehend even if not to feel fully .. what would this nomadic melancholic maddeningly ecstatic soul be .. without du .. tears just boom as each minuscule of installment killer droplet ,.. of paining universal big bang.. choking me inner these eyes n senses ..feels light of this poetic lamp would be off too .. if such an innervating stage of du is not there.. believe ne, where only live in these pages .. a poet like me.. can write or improvise extempore .. due to its much soulful magnetic charm n blood it rushes in & as me
Sorry for much long boring blabbers Web Miss.. i dont know who you are.. perhaps would have interacted.. but i feel as a motherly soul, only you can feel & give the unconditional love to each one of your child .. whatever we are.. in a nurturing home turf .. this du!
🙏♥️✍️🫂🕉️🤲
Joined Du early 2012.. yes in my early to mid 30s.. not long before that in 2010 end .. had been broken down in my married life to shatters .. n trying to even feel n understand what i am going through that time.. was then a young mother with two lio girls who were barely in their age of 3 n 5 .. left all alone to myself.. to take up demanding corp job that too in far off city .. namely city of Kolkata .. the city of Kali .. would say only the power of Kali within me out of the immense aching bleeding pains..& this charming old city known for true arts n literature .. prompted me n brought out a poet in me .. also perhaps my so forgotten ancestral genetics of court poets.. once generations ago ..
Started off as Wordpress blog still there too, then in facebook poetry groups of India.. where i met a great friend n adored poet who would later pull & guide me to du (saying that my words n poetry reminded of Poe or Emily Dickinson or so.. wow! that time havent even heard or read these poets believe me, being a studious techie in studies n work till then) .. he is SUMEET!! (he there in DU now too .. his defunct account ‘Whitewand6’ .. with his outlandish styled n absorbing poems!! ) even my du username is a tribute to him .. wish him well wherever whatever he is now & ever ..
then started scribing in pan global fb groups .. where i met many du’s to be friends. Lep, Jesta etc
then came the bigger quintessence chapter of my life.. that is still holding me .. DU .. came here as a no one .. remained in awe reading so many-poets so absorbing n totally mind blowing.. .. was parallel-ly learning the poetics from them .. me being scribbling wild n hard that many found difficult to make any sense at all.. many blasted in my poetic comments as frivolous .. though all such rash comments only later helped me sculpt self..
My so much adored DU poets .. who not only were poetic stars .. but guided embraced me .. in all light n love.. shaping me n my poetry .. .. Some became good friends.. n some adored my poetry much & i too helped some to shape up .. its just that the shared brokenness of our lives as poetry .. was in sync.. healing each one .. the du poet legends i would salute in all love for being themselves are ::
Magdalena
Strider
Case
lepperochan
Steve Bragg
John Rot
Luca
matthew bass
marcella
Opheliac
Semaj
Jestalessa
Ahavati
takis1917
Layla
Shadoe
LokiOfLiterati
souladareatease
cold fusion
kourtnissixxx
anna grin
DanielChristensen
Randon
Nomoth/ fields broke
runaway mindtrain
buddhakitty
hunterapsych
strangeways rob
Anne Rianne
New beginnings
Calamitygin
Punchdrunk
arortiz73
& many
Some poets i just was distant .. but adored them in awe; they were very much felt inner me .. as magical powers ..
Kameron
hemihead
Mr A
InNomine
Van
nikkimoe
jemac
crimsin
3 am poems celine belli
cruel handed writer
jack heslop
viddax
grace
Vee
Indie
CeeCee Elaine
imperfectedstone
& many
Had taken sorts of breaks now n then .. and now back after a big break.. now some poets are amazing .. n yes still learning poetry .. n sculpting life n soul from their light n darkness whatever .. they are :
Vision of insanity ( Keith)
Damian deadlove
Rew
Midnight sonneteer
Betty
Fia
Her (haven't read much of her.. but will do)
John (goldenmyst)
Aspererger poet
& many
& so the above says when & why i started writing .. & joined du, what made me stay evergreen in DU .. n the need for DU still forevermore .. for its truly the breath n soul as felt in this life of a beautifully broken melancholic continuum .. still singing in artistic as cuckooing unique pitched eternal tuning in song..
& of course ..some moments in du are rapturously delightful to behold.. inclusive of some great comps i joined in or held .. great poems i collaborated.. sone fine writes i too produced wud say now strongly .. also thanks to Case & Mags —-for inspiring me to do Visual & Spoken poetry .. to start my own podcast inspired by these later..
Special thanks to Ahavati & Rianne my spiritual sistas .. who are enlightened souls.. fortunate to have found them .. whom i sync so seamlessly as purposeful cosmic ageless souls in the waiting synergies .. 🙏♥️
Am beyond words.. to comprehend even if not to feel fully .. what would this nomadic melancholic maddeningly ecstatic soul be .. without du .. tears just boom as each minuscule of installment killer droplet ,.. of paining universal big bang.. choking me inner these eyes n senses ..feels light of this poetic lamp would be off too .. if such an innervating stage of du is not there.. believe ne, where only live in these pages .. a poet like me.. can write or improvise extempore .. due to its much soulful magnetic charm n blood it rushes in & as me
Sorry for much long boring blabbers Web Miss.. i dont know who you are.. perhaps would have interacted.. but i feel as a motherly soul, only you can feel & give the unconditional love to each one of your child .. whatever we are.. in a nurturing home turf .. this du!
🙏♥️✍️🫂🕉️🤲
I joined this place 13 years ago next month. Always been me/magdalena. I came here from, Darkpoetry. I was told about this place by, Devilish. Hence knowing, Devilish, SonderNinja, Six-Out and other's before I came here.
I was withdrawn when I first came here. Then jumped up and down all over the place like a child on her first trampoline, then I withdrew again.
I evolved massively and will be forever grateful to the Webmiss for providing this place. 🥰🥰
I met some amazing people virtually. Everyone who I have ever conversed with here has played a part in my DU life. I wish you all well.
Blows kisses to Case and Uma. Ditto to you both. 😘😘
I was withdrawn when I first came here. Then jumped up and down all over the place like a child on her first trampoline, then I withdrew again.
I evolved massively and will be forever grateful to the Webmiss for providing this place. 🥰🥰
I met some amazing people virtually. Everyone who I have ever conversed with here has played a part in my DU life. I wish you all well.
Blows kisses to Case and Uma. Ditto to you both. 😘😘
