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Rupi Kaur Mega
@rupikaur_poet & performer (on sabbatical 😴)
4.2M Followers 31.1K Avg. Likes 1.1% Engagement 3,637 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
Top 70 Poetry Influencers in 2026
Looking for the best poetry to partner with? We ranked the top 70 poetry influencers you should know about — ordered by audience size, engagement and consistency. Each profile below includes follower counts, posting frequency, a short bio and contact details so you can shortlist creators for outreach in minutes.
Whether you are running an influencer marketing campaign, sourcing UGC, or building a brand ambassador program, this curated list of hobbies & niche makes it easy to find the right fit. Bookmark this page — it is refreshed regularly as creators grow and new talent emerges.
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Amanda Gorman Mega
@amandascgormanDonate now to support UNICEF’s essential aid to children worldwide ⬇️
3.6M Followers 23.8K Avg. Likes 0.7% Engagement 1,154 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
3.
R. M. Drake Mega
@rmdrkNew York Times Best Selling AuthorTo My Best Friend: link below
2.8M Followers 16.2K Avg. Likes 0.9% Engagement 8,924 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
4.
Morgan Harpernichols Mega
@morganharpernicholsArtist, Writer, MFA in Interdisciplinary Media Arts, PhD Student (Comm Studies at University of Georgia), creator of Welcome 💛
1.9M Followers 9.7K Avg. Likes 0.7% Engagement 6,162 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
5.
Atticus Mega
@atticuspoetryAnonymous author of 3 x NYT BestsellersWriting poetry & sending love from the shadows xxJoin my newsletter ↓💌
1.6M Followers 13.6K Avg. Likes 1.1% Engagement 4,148 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
6.
Arch Hades Macro
@archhadesExhibition: We Are All Just Passing Through8 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London 12th Sept - 21 Dec 2025
910K Followers 12.2K Avg. Likes 1.5% Engagement 2,392 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
7.
Nikita Gill Macro
@nikita_gillPoet. Playwright. Artist. poetry ambassador. Represented by Niki Chang ORDER HEKATE HERE AND PREORDER STYX HERE:
832K Followers 6.8K Avg. Likes 1.6% Engagement 2,469 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
8.
Cleo Wade Macro
@cleowadeNew Orleans girl ⚜️ This page is mostly things I write, make, like, and care about ♥️
768K Followers 11.3K Avg. Likes 1.7% Engagement 4,036 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
9.
Andrea Gibson Macro
@andreagibsonColorado Poet Laureatebook • You Better Be Lightning writings • andreagibson.substack.com
581K Followers 3.3K Avg. Likes 1.1% Engagement 9,062 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
10.
Beau Taplin Macro
@beautaplinTaking a Quiet respite from this world to compose another, 🍂 Providence 💐.You may learn His|Her lil’ Secret at the Link Below
573K Followers 8.2K Avg. Likes 1.6% Engagement 2,950 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
11.
Lang Leav Mid
@langleavInternational Bestselling Author. New poetry book SOON IT WILL BE SUNDAY out now! 💙 Link to pre-order:
480K Followers 7.6K Avg. Likes 1.6% Engagement 3,034 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
12.
Ocean Vuong Mid
@ocean_vuongOcean Vuong is a poetry public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
438K Followers 5.3K Avg. Likes 2.4% Engagement 5,767 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
13.
Mevlana Rumi Mid
@rumi.quotesMevlana Rumi is a poetry creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
392K Followers 8.4K Avg. Likes 2.2% Engagement 3,540 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
14.
Margaret Atwood Mid
@therealmargaretatwoodMargaret Atwood is a poetry influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
353K Followers 4.2K Avg. Likes 1.8% Engagement 7,815 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
15.
Christopher Poindexter Mid
@christopherpoindexterBuy a Poem/ Send a Poem 🌷Founder Personal Flower farming
325K Followers 4.6K Avg. Likes 2.6% Engagement 7,354 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
16.
Jacqueline Whitney Mid
@jacquelinewhitney_Jacqueline Whitney is a poetry public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
322K Followers 6.3K Avg. Likes 2.1% Engagement 4,144 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Tyler Knott Gregson Mid
@tylerknottAutistic. Poet. Photographer. Buddhist. Deeply unserious.YNWA.Hoobie to 💌 Sign Up for my Signal Fire ↓
309K Followers 5.8K Avg. Likes 2.1% Engagement 5,051 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
18.
Rudy Francisco Mid
@rudyfrancisco🇧🇿 | | 📍San Diego | Author of “helium” & “I’ll fly away” | | purchase books in the bio | Zoey’s dad 🍉
256K Followers 6.1K Avg. Likes 2.4% Engagement 7,557 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
19.
Yrsa Daley-Ward Mid
@yrsadaleywardAuthor: The Catch, bone, The Terrible, The HowFounder of the utter™ Poetic neuroscience, creative stamina & internet sanity. Find me on Substack 💫
245K Followers 3.2K Avg. Likes 2.5% Engagement 8,804 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
20.
Mansi Jikadara Mid
@thetypewriterdailyall work is protected by copyright ©️✨pls don’t copy/recreate/modify🚫🌻email for business enquiries 💌💡journaling videos 📹📚 ↓
179K Followers 2.7K Avg. Likes 2.1% Engagement 3,216 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
21.
Hanif Abdurraqib Mid
@nifmuhammadWriter. Ohio Against The World. PhD in Sad Songs. But doing fine, really. I don’t check DMs, so I won’t see it.
166K Followers 2.4K Avg. Likes 2.7% Engagement 7,385 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
22.
Chloë Frayne Mid
@chloefrayneAustralian • 🏳️🌈 • vegan • 💘 A.Z.(small acts of bravery)credit all reposts, little doves ©️my new book, The Gravity Inside Us, is out now ✨
154K Followers 2.4K Avg. Likes 1.6% Engagement 6,748 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
23.
Warsan Shire Mid
@warsanshireeWarsan Shire is a poetry content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
152K Followers 1.7K Avg. Likes 2.1% Engagement 5,930 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Courtney Peppernell Mid
@courtneypeppernellThere is always hope in tomorrow ✨- Dear Younger Me, Out NOV/25- The Last Poem: A Novel, MAR/3All my books below ⤵️
148K Followers 2.2K Avg. Likes 1.9% Engagement 2,627 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Michael Faudet Mid
@michaelfaudetI am a New Zealand author represented by Writers House, New York. My latest book, Playing with Matches, is available from bookstores worldwide.
142K Followers 1.4K Avg. Likes 2% Engagement 529 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Brian Bilston Mid
@brian_bilstonBrian Bilston is a poetry influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
138K Followers 1.9K Avg. Likes 2.6% Engagement 2,390 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Alison A. Malee Mid
@alison.maleepoet. author. artist. perpetual wanderer. nyc. & ∘ books and events⇣
121K Followers 2K Avg. Likes 2.1% Engagement 5,648 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Adam Schmalholz Mid
@inqlife2x Emmy Nominated Poet | Multi-Platinum Songwriter I Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker | Book, Journal, Album, Events & Booking Inquiries ⬇️
115K Followers 1.8K Avg. Likes 2.2% Engagement 1,941 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Amanda Lovelace Mid
@ladybookmadbestselling poetess & witchy author | 🏳️🌈 | wife of | CHUBBY WITCH’S NIGHT IN oracle deck out now 💜
115K Followers 1.1K Avg. Likes 1.8% Engagement 4,799 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
30.
Trista Mateer Micro
@tristamateer“histrionic manic depressive Instagram poet”
93.8K Followers 2.2K Avg. Likes 3.2% Engagement 8,084 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Ben Maxfield Micro
@bnmxfldBen Maxfield is a poetry content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
92K Followers 2.8K Avg. Likes 3.8% Engagement 4,212 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
32.
Ada Limón Micro
@adalimonwriterOfficial IG of Writer, Poet, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States
66.9K Followers 2K Avg. Likes 3.5% Engagement 6,257 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
33.
Emily Dickinson Museum Micro
@emilydickinson.museumSparking the imagination from the place she called home.
66.7K Followers 1.7K Avg. Likes 2.9% Engagement 2,826 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
34.
Upile Chisala Micro
@beingupileMother. Storyteller. Researcher.Email: ‘a fire like you’, 'soft magic' & 'Nectar' on Amazon.
64.3K Followers 2.2K Avg. Likes 4% Engagement 7,451 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
35.
Sabrina Benaim Micro
@badass_sabdig 🖖🏼 📚 Depression & Other Magic Tricks // I Love You, Call Me Back // Chaotic Good
61.9K Followers 1.2K Avg. Likes 2.6% Engagement 9,413 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Sylvia Plath Micro
@sylviaplathpoetryAll things Sylvia & then some 📚👑💕♡ Feel free to repost w/ credit. ♡ Tag me in your Plath posts!♡ Global social issues are available in highlights.
57.3K Followers 1.8K Avg. Likes 3.3% Engagement 3,693 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
37.
Iain S. Thomas Micro
@realiainsthomasThe Secret of You, the follow up to The Truth of You, is available for preorder in the link below - I love you, thank you for letting me write.
53.8K Followers 1.3K Avg. Likes 2.7% Engagement 5,213 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
38.
Danez Smith Micro
@danez_smifPoet. Performer. Writer of other things. Teacher. Black Person. Your favorite ex. (They/Them/That Bitch)
46.7K Followers 995 Avg. Likes 3.2% Engagement 8,990 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Amanda Torroni Micro
@amandatorroniA head full of stars & a handful of question marks.♌ Writer. Photographer. Stargazer. Time Traveler.💌 Poet w/ 📍 Charleston, SC
41.6K Followers 963 Avg. Likes 2.5% Engagement 7,582 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
40.
Safia Elhillo Micro
@safiamafiasudania ١٠٠/١٠٠. for inquiries, for books. i don’t read DMs☀️
41.3K Followers 1.1K Avg. Likes 3.8% Engagement 714 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Blythe Baird Micro
@blythebaird📌 Minneapolis ❤️🔥📖✨ 2x author, outreach manager at , McKnight Fellow, & Leo 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
33.9K Followers 963 Avg. Likes 3% Engagement 4,626 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
42.
Madisen Kuhn Lamore Micro
@madisenkuhnI wrote Eighteen Years, Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better, Almost Home, and Bad At Existing
33.5K Followers 1.1K Avg. Likes 3.9% Engagement 7,222 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
43.
Nicole Rose Micro
@nicole.rosesjust a poet putting her thoughts to ink♡author of utopia, tea, and lemonade collabs: my books↓🎀💌♡
32.1K Followers 1.1K Avg. Likes 3.8% Engagement 6,707 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
44.
Kahlil Gibran Micro
@khalil_gibran_writesKahlil Gibran is a poetry public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
29.2K Followers 512 Avg. Likes 2.7% Engagement 7,648 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
45.
Jessica Katoff Micro
@jessicakatoffatlanta based poet, novelist, and taco connoisseur. all works copyright © jessica katoff, unless otherwise stated.
26.3K Followers 766 Avg. Likes 3.1% Engagement 2,541 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
46.
Franny Choi Micro
@fancyrhinoWriter. Founder of THE WORLD KEEPS ENDING, AND THE WORLD GOES ON ( ). Contact /
19.8K Followers 563 Avg. Likes 4.3% Engagement 4,112 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Nayyirah Waheed Micro
@nayyirahwaheedwordsWords are powerful. Nayyirah Waheed's words are.
13.9K Followers 389 Avg. Likes 2.9% Engagement 2,509 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Wilson Oryema Micro
@wilson_oryemaWilson Oryema is a poetry public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
11.8K Followers 330 Avg. Likes 2.9% Engagement 4,781 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
49.
Billy Collins Micro
@the_real_billy_collinsThis is the official Instagram of poet Billy Collins. Accept no substitutes.
11.4K Followers 285 Avg. Likes 3.6% Engagement 9,072 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Hieu Minh Nguyen Micro
@hieuminhbeingHieu Minh Nguyen is a poetry influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
10.8K Followers 423 Avg. Likes 4% Engagement 5,662 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Tracy K. Smith Micro
@tracyksmithpoetPoet, Memoirist, Librettist, Translator & Professor of English and AAAS at Harvard University
10.6K Followers 285 Avg. Likes 3.8% Engagement 2,454 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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K.Y. Robinson Nano
@iamkyrobinsonAuthor. Family caregiver. Bipolar. In my survival mode & burnout era.
9.4K Followers 330 Avg. Likes 4% Engagement 2,681 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Tiana Clark Nano
@tianaclarkypantsPoet. Professor. Essayist.Author of Scorched Earth, my latest poetry collection ✨💕🙌🏽.
8.8K Followers 465 Avg. Likes 5.4% Engagement 5,050 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
54.
Rachel McKibbens Nano
@vulturekiss(Camacho) Santa Ana chola. Pink Door. Accomplice. Podcast: We Were Three. “Peace is the white man’s word.” - Kwame Ture
8.3K Followers 212 Avg. Likes 4.6% Engagement 3,852 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Dr. Afra Nano
@afraatiqEmirati | Educator| Poet PhD in Creative Industries | Author شاعرة إماراتية | دكتوراه في الصناعات الابداعية
6.2K Followers 206 Avg. Likes 5.7% Engagement 4,665 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
56.
Tapiwa Mugabe Nano
@tapiwamugabePoet. Philosopher. Theologian of the unseenI write toward what’s sacred, invisible & real.Here for memory, beauty, & the future we dream into being.
5.9K Followers 183 Avg. Likes 3.8% Engagement 7,328 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Danabelle Gutierrez Nano
@danabellegutierrezPredominantly 's mother. 🧿💖✨️Also, a writer, author, actress, and photographer, on occasion.📚 Links to my books on my bio. 💖
3.7K Followers 119 Avg. Likes 4.7% Engagement 2,044 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Alysia Knowles Nano
@alysiaknowlesAlysia Knowles is a poetry influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
2.9K Followers 66 Avg. Likes 4.5% Engagement 446 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Sarah Kay Nano
@sarahkaypoetrysarah kay is beautiful, and i believe her poetry should be seen by everyone so as to inspire and amaze ☺ i'll follow you back if you let me 💕
2.7K Followers 81 Avg. Likes 5.7% Engagement 5,567 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Jacquie Prebich Nano
@jwprebichWriter. Dancer. Poet. Lover of art and film🖤 Host of Angeles 🌊🌴
2.3K Followers 139 Avg. Likes 6.2% Engagement 8,871 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Derek Alton Walcott Nano
@derekwalcottofficialDerek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OCC ORTT (Trinity Cross), Nobel Prize, TS Eliot Prize,Queen’s Medal for PoetryPoet,Playwright,Painter,1930-2017
2.3K Followers 93 Avg. Likes 5.2% Engagement 8,152 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Megha Sood Nano
@meghasworld16An award-winning Poet,Author,Editor Partner Fellowship
1.4K Followers 31 Avg. Likes 3.7% Engagement 6,523 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Azra Tabassum Nano
@azratabassumwritesTeeny tiny poet Teeny tiny illustrator
626 Followers 16 Avg. Likes 3.7% Engagement 5,133 Posts
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Anders Torres ✓ Mid Casablanca
@anders41Anders is a poetry enthusiast based in Casablanca, sharing behind-the-scenes and tutorials.
124K Followers 2.8K Avg. Likes 2.5% Engagement 6,025 Posts Morocco
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Anna Hart Mid Athens
@anna.starAnna is a poetry enthusiast based in Athens, sharing tutorials and community tips.
103K Followers 2.2K Avg. Likes 2.6% Engagement 837 Posts Greece
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Lucas Garcia ✓ Micro Cape Town
@luxelucasPoetry educator from Cape Town. Posts about community tips, behind-the-scenes, and connecting with an engaged community.
53.1K Followers 1.4K Avg. Likes 3.6% Engagement 809 Posts South Africa
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Maya Pereira ✓ Micro Bali
@realmayaMaya is a poetry educator based in Bali, sharing reviews and tutorials.
54K Followers 1.5K Avg. Likes 2.9% Engagement 7,611 Posts Indonesia
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Mira Hansen Micro Moscow
@mirafitPoetry hobbyist from Moscow. Posts about behind-the-scenes, reviews, and connecting with an engaged community.
44.3K Followers 1.8K Avg. Likes 3.4% Engagement 637 Posts Russia
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Diya Li Micro Osaka
@diyaliDiya is a poetry enthusiast based in Osaka, sharing community tips and how-to content.
27.1K Followers 565 Avg. Likes 2.7% Engagement 1,546 Posts Japan
Contact: via Instagram profile
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Frankie Vega Micro Stockholm
@musefrankieFrankie is a poetry educator based in Stockholm, sharing community tips and reviews.
13.4K Followers 542 Avg. Likes 3.3% Engagement 2,228 Posts Sweden
Contact: via Instagram profile
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