Poetry: Egoless

Poets of all levels of experience should check out Egoless, a site where poems are posted anonymously and given a rating from 1 to 10. “The purpose of this place is to allow you to get an objective, dispassionate evaluation of your work without ego conflicts. No lapdog, revenge or clique critiques here! And how do we attain this lofty goal? Easy. We identify neither the poet nor the critic. You won’t know whether the work you are critiquing is by a good friend or by someone who once accused you of being a Rod McKuen fan. Think of it as a masquerade ball. The purpose is not to guess who is behind the mask but to benefit from what they have to contribute to the proceedings.” There’s also a discussion board area where members can post and answer questions about aspects of the craft and business of poetry.