Let's Talk Bookish; Poetry in the Age of Social Media

It's Friday, which means it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of Book Nook Bits and Dinipanda Reads and today's topic is poetry in the age of social media.

Here's the further prompts for today's discussion.

A few years ago, poetry saw a surge of popularity on social media thanks to “Instagram Poetry” or “instapoetry” by authors like Rupi Kaur, Amanda Lovelace, and Atticus. Do you think social media platforms have changed how people discover poetry? Do you think “instapoetry” makes poetry seem more approachable, or do you agree with critics who say that it’s not “real poetry”? Have you read any instapoetry, and if so, what are your favourite authors/poems/collections?

In some ways, I think social media has helped in parts of how the younger generations discover poetry, as it makes it a bit more approachable rather than being force fed poetry written by the "dead white dudes club" while at school. That said, there's a massive difference in the quality of the poetry on social media, as there's no editors going yes/no to whether or not social media poetry is published on for instance Instagram, so it's often a hit or miss whether or not it has good quality.

I have read some poetry that would probably qualify as Instapoetry, and a couple of poets that I enjoy includes SevenXsomething, Ann Marie Eleazer andMichael Faudet, all in which has poetry collection published as well, either indie or traditional.