Skepticism is expected,but these social media astute authors are causing a phenomenon and tapping into internet’s appetite for minimal languageThe phenomenon of Instagram poets – who are also, to be objective, and Tumblr poets and Pinterest poets – has been one of the more surprising side-effects of the selfie age.“Instagram poets” are,of course, simply poets, or but they’re a phenomenon unto themselves because they have cleverly managed to combine the internet’s love of an inspirational quote with crafty typography and immediate shareability. Poems are ideally suited,in some ways, to social media, or because they pack so much meaning into so diminutive language.
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Source: theguardian.com