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At The Authors Haunt
all poems published in The Library and on Resident Author sites are accompanied by a series of coloured
boxes or codes, each one containing text that provides you with
information about the poem. This page will explain the
purpose of each box and what its content means for the poems
published on this site.
To jump to a particular coding
section on this page, please click on one of the boxes below.
When it comes to
poetry, the purple "Type" box is used to indicate that a link
takes you to one of two things:
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A stand
alone poem. This is a single poem which can be enjoyed
on its own and is not part of any larger "theme". |
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A collection
of multiple poems with a common theme or style,
published together at the request of the author. |
The green "Genre" box
is used on Resident Author sites to denote the genre
of a poem. While there are many possible genres for poems, at The
Authors Haunt
we currently use just eight different genres:
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Light |
This category is used
for all poems that are considered light or humorous,
generally poems that will put a smile on your face or
make you feel good inside. |
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Lyrics |
This category is used
for all poems written in the form of song lyrics,
regardless of the tone or subject of the poem. |
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Narrative |
This category is used
for all poems that tell a story, whether that story is
brief or takes the form of an epic poem. |
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Ode |
This category is used
for all poems written as a tribute or ode to honour or
celebrate a person, place or thing. |
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Romantic |
This category is used
for all romantic poetry, including love poetry and poetry
written about love. Erotic poetry is also included
under this genre. |
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Serious |
This category is used
for all poems that are considered serious, generally poems
that will make you think, often dealing with
uncomfortable subjects. |
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Socio-Political |
This category is used
for all poems written as political or social commentary,
to protest an aspect of society or life, or confrontational poetry written about
controversial topics. |
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Spiritual |
This category is used
for all poems written to examine or express religious,
spiritual or existential ideas or beliefs. |
The blue "Rating" box
is used to give you guidance to readers to help them decide if the
poem is
appropriate for them. At The Authors Haunt we use our own rating system based on
the content of poems and the impact of the subject or theme on the most sensitive
of readers:
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Safe Content |
Poems with this rating
contain no sex or violence (though they may include implied sex or
violence) or any other content which would, under normal
circumstances, be upsetting or uncomfortable for even the most
sensitive of readers. Though our ratings are not based on the
age of our members, poems with this rating are generally suitable
for readers of all ages. |
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Caution Advised |
Poems with this rating
contain scenes or themes of moderate, non-explicit sex or violence
or scenes or themes that may be uncomfortable for our more sensitive
readers, including bullying, alcohol or drug abuse, moderate
descriptions of physical abuse or scenes or some themes related to
death or suicide. Though our ratings are not based on the age
of readers, poems with this rating are generally suitable for
readers over the age of 13. |
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Distressing Content |
Poems with this rating
contain scenes of explicit sex or violence or scenes or themes that
may be distressing to some readers including non-graphic scenes of
rape or murder, sexual abuse, sexualised violence, extreme physical
abuse or the ongoing physical abuse of a minor, some themes of death
or suicide, or other unsettling content. Though our ratings
are not based on the age of readers, poems with this rating are
generally suitable for readers over the age of 16. |
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Mature Content |
Poems with this rating
are completely unsuitable for sensitive readers as they contain
graphic scenes of rape, murder, torture, extreme violence, fetishistic sexual practices or other scenes or themes of an
explicit and disturbing nature, including non-graphic scenes of
sexual abuse against a minor. Though our ratings are not based
on the age of readers, poems with this rating are unsuitable for
all readers under the age of 18. |
Please Note: The ratings used
at The Authors Haunt relate to poem themes and scenes that readers may find disturbing
or uncomfortable. They do not apply to the language used by the author
in the poem. It is presumed that all of our readers are over the age of
thirteen and thus, in this day and age, familiar with most forms of profanity.
The red "Warning" box
is perhaps the most important of all the boxes associated with poems as it
is this box that will give you some guidance as to the type of content within
a poem. You should associate the warnings with the poem rating to
determine how extreme this content might be. While we can't warn about everything, we
have determined that the following scenes/themes require that we caution
readers:
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves substance misuse and abuse,
including descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves bullying, including
descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves death/suicide, including
descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves fetishistic behaviour, including
descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves blood and/or gore, including
descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves rape or non-consensual sex,
including descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves sex, including descriptions
thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves torture or interrogation,
including descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves a minor placed in an adult
situation (including, but not limited to, sexual acts), including
descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
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The theme or a
theme of the poem involves violence, including
descriptions thereof or allusions thereto. |
If you feel that the warnings,
ratings or other codes associated with a poem published at this site are
inaccurate, or you feel a poem requires an additional disclaimer, or
you just want more information about the poetry codes used at The
Authors Haunt, please
feel free to
email the Site
Administrator.
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