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14 Of Our Favorite Instagram Poets

Nikki VanRy

Contributing Editor

Nikki VanRy is a proud resident of Arizona, where she gets to indulge her love of tacos, desert storms, and tank tops. She also writes for the Tucson Festival of Books, loves anything sci-fi/fantasy/historical, drinks too much chai, and will spend all day in bed reading thankyouverymuch. Follow her on Instagram @nikki.vanry.

For those of us who love seeing poetry often and beautifully, there’s a whole world of Instagram poets making fascinating art every day. From ripped pages to flowers to street scenes, these poets are actively rethinking how poetry can be presented to readers today.

(Give any of these Instagram poets a follow simply by clicking the Follow button above each image.)

Adrian Hendryx

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Atticus Poetry

Austin Kleon

Fragments

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In this week’s newsletter: 100 things that made my year, keeping your passions in play, having a room of your own, getting over perfectionism, & more. Link in profile.

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Christina Hart


Christopher Poindexter

#lavender ( A romantic series ) see last post for details! Grand love. ?

A photo posted by Christopher Poindexter (@christopherpoindexter) on

Cubs the Poet

Wherever thunder strikes twice, a poet is born.

A photo posted by Modern Day Wordsmith (@cubsthepoet) on

“Looking for revenge.”

A photo posted by Modern Day Wordsmith (@cubsthepoet) on

kk.meade

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Lang Leav

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Quarter Life Poetry

R.M. Drake

Rio Jones

Rupi Kaur

page 137 ? preorder: rupikaur.com/milkandhoney

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Tony Ciampa

#fourpartpoems Number 198 • ourplace

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#fourpartpoems Number 186 • perficient

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Tyler Knott

Typewriter Series #1421 by Tyler Knott Gregson ___ Chasers of the Light & All The Words Are Yours are Out Now! #tylerknott

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Do you have any other favorite Instagram poets?