: Should you publish or share poetry that was written simply in an angry or sad rant? I've written a poem exploring my conflicting emotions of anger and the joy that the anger keeps supressing.

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Generally poetry in most cases transport emotions, that doesn't mean necessarily positive emotions. It could be happen, that what you wrote in anger is not in a condition that you like to publish it, but if you think it work that way, then you shouldn't be stopped by the emotional state you were in writing this. If you're unsure, give it someone else who you trust to read, if she/he says it is OK then publish. And remember, many negative emotions like depression, sadness, anger or the like have influenced writers over the centuries, and sometimes their work is even better then written in such emotional states.

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In general it is good to write when ranting. You get to capture your thoughts and ideas. This makes for a great way to get them out of yourself and into a form that allows you to process them better. Generally it is not good to share or publish these directly. They should be contemplated, refined, and finally delivered from a place that is not one of anger or malice. Especially when sharing them with the person who caused the anger in the first place. The words should be able to convey the meaning and purpose behind the anger, not just the blind fury.

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I believe in your case writing was the medium to express those strong emotions.

In case the emotions felt were towards a known person in your life, its better to share it with a few or the intended one only. Publishing such a literary work to the common is not advisable.

But in case the emotions are generic that is felt by many, I would really advise you to publish it. This will add voice to many silences. Also in this case the emotion does not matter to that extent as all emotions express something.

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I don't think it matters what your state of mind was when writing; if anger motivates you to write, then why not use that as a muse? What matters is whether the finished work is any good or not.

I'd suggest rereading and possibly editing the work later on, when you have a clear head and can be objective about its quality. If it's a good poem, then go ahead and submit it for publication.

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