Executive Summary
We analyzed 14 poetry communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, poetry communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-02
- Communities
- 14
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 298K
- Median members
- 52K
Where Poetry Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 6 communities (43%)
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (43%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (7%)
- Meetup: 1 communities (7%)
- 6(43%)
Reddit - 6(43%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(7%)
Facebook - 1(7%)
Meetup
Reddit leads (43% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (7%)
- Large: 3 communities (21%)
- Huge: 2 communities (14%)
- Massive: 3 communities (21%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (7%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(7%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(21%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(14%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 3(21%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(7%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 14 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (298K vs 52K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Poetry Differs From Other Categories
Poetry is more free-to-join, larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Poetry | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 85% |
| Median members | 52K | 25K |
| Average members | 298K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 57% | 38% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 116 | 714 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 11 communities (79%)
- Live Chat: 8 communities (57%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (21%)
- 79%Forum
- 57%Live Chat
- 21%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Courses: 1 communities (7%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (7%)
- 7%Courses
- 7%Job Board
Live Chat appears on 57% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 5
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43% | 3 | 60% | |
| Independent Platforms | 6 | 43% | 2 | 40% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Reddit hosts 43% of listings and 60% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked features
- 5(100%)Forum
- 3(60%)Live Chat
- 2(40%)Courses
- 1(20%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 2(40%)Huge
- 2(40%)Large
- 1(20%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 2(40%)r/poetry_critics
- 2(40%)All Poetry
- 1(20%)r/OCPoetry
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
- 2000: 1 communities (17%)
- 2008: 1 communities (17%)
- 2014: 3 communities (50%)
- 2018: 1 communities (17%)
8 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2014.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Poetry. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-05-02
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