The Poetry Corner – A React Native app to read public domain poems
TLDR - scratched my own itch with an app, added a pro plan and got my first subscribers this week! Last December I started digging into poetry, it was a topic I always thought I liked, but just hadn’t explored very much. I soon discovered that a lot of the poetry sites online had pretty annoying designs, e.g. ads right at the end of the poem, (muting any emotional impact). I also wanted to be able to easily save a list of my favourites to come back to. I decided to build and release a react native app which addressed these needs/issues. It took about 4 weeks during the winter break to…
The Poetry Corner – A React Native app to read public domain poems launched on July 30, 2022 with 34 votes, #762 of 2,916 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
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The Poetry Corner is a React Native app that provides access to public domain poems with a clean, ad-free reading experience. Users can save favorite poems and discover new works through a daily poem feature. The app addresses common frustrations with poetry websites by removing intrusive ads and offering an organized way to build personal collections. It offers both free and paid subscription options.
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Download The Poetry Corner by Paul Breslin on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like The Poetry Corner.
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS. Recently been trying to get myself into poetry as there are some really interesting poets and poems out there but so far the apps have been very clunky which has put me off a bit, this app has a smooth, easy to use design that makes flicking through and exploring new poems easy. I especially like reading poem of the day! Recently been trying to get myself into poetry as there are some really interesting poets and poems out there but so far the apps have been very clunky which has put me off a bit, this app has a smooth, easy to use design that makes flicking through and exploring new poems easy. I especially like reading…from apps.apple.com
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