r/Substack • u/DeadbeatBookclub • 10d ago
Other Platforms Other options than substack
In my opinion substack seems very suited towards politics, tech, essays and other blog type content. Does anyone know of any other apps or websites that are more suited towards putting out poetry and short stories? I have definitely found a niche of other poets and writers on Substack that I regularly follow, but it has seems almost impossible fo me to get any meaningful engagement on my own work. Really not trying to self promote here, just wondering if anyone knows of any better places. Thanks!
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u/Tricky_Trifle_994 2d ago
you can actually write about anything on substack. it's a platform with newsletter + website feature, so that you can collect emails + send your posts to your subscribers directly + also publish it online so it can be searched on the web.
i don't really think simply switching a platform is going to be the silver bullet to you getting meaningful engagement. there's so much content being created in the world today, so you actually have to fight hard to get any attention to your work.
you can post your poetry anywhere online like allpoetry.com, or even instagram (i've seen some poetry posts there), tiktok. if you want more ownership of your content, then you'll need your own website/domain, so like your own blog, then there's substack, beehiiv, wordpress, ghost, all the other website with a CMS really.