What's next when it comes to poems?
What are the steps that one needs to follow to become a successful poet?
Well in my case, I write poems but don't have a wide audience for the feedback. So in this case what should I do? Should I keep on writing my poems and show it to the stiver of audience I do have on Facebook and YouTube or should I be moving on to the next level? If so, what's the next level and how to proceed towards it? All in all I would like a layout of a poet's career.
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The next step would be to get a wider audience. Having people on Facebook and YouTube that read your stuff is already pretty good. Many people also have a Blog where they post their stuff. You could also have a look out for opportunities in your city - maybe there are local clubs for poets, similar to critique circles for novel writers.
For an online example you could have a look at this answer to the question What are good places to post your work where it will be read by others? It mentions the website "Poet Sancutary". I don't know anything about the site, but you might want to have a look at it.
When searching for websites or clubs to promote your work or to get feedback you should be wary of being ripped off. Have a look at the question Is the website allpoetry.com benefecial for poets and writers? (Disclaimer: I wrote the currently only answer to that question and am not a poet myself.)
If you already have some audience you should see if there is a way to make money with your work. There are probably a few websites that may allow you to do something like that. For example I know that Medium.com is a blog and allows you to publish behind a semi-paywall. I have never used that feature, but I sometimes write short stories there for the Universe Factory, which is the Blog from our sister site WorldBuilding.SE.
Searching for magazines that may publish your work online or offline would also be a possibility.
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