Top 60 Poetry Influencers in 2026

1. Rupi Kaur

Bio poet & performer *****@rupikaur.com Instagram Handle @rupikaur_ + Follow Instagram Followers 4.2M Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Poetry Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Amanda Gorman

Bio Donate now to support UNICEF’s essential aid to children worldwide ⬇️ *****@urbanwordnyc.org Instagram Handle @amandascgorman + Follow Instagram Followers 3.6M Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. R. M. Drake

Bio New York Times Best Selling AuthorDetoxify Book: link below Instagram Handle @rmdrk + Follow Instagram Followers 2.7M Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Morgan Harpernichols

Bio Interactive Artist+PhD student(UGA) inspired by doodling in notebooks, worldbuilding & the many ways stories are told. current curiosity: short films🎥 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @morganharpernichols + Follow Instagram Followers 1.9M Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Atticus

Bio Anonymous poet of 3 x NYT Best Sellers. Poetry, storytelling & creative collaborations. Sending love from the shadows xx Join my newsletter ↓ *****@atticuspoetry.com Instagram Handle @atticuspoetry + Follow Instagram Followers 1.6M Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Arch Hades

Bio 'Return | Ritorno' at Scoletta Battioro e Tiraoro in VENICE 07.05.2026 - 01.11.2026 *****@archhades.com Instagram Handle @archhades + Follow Instagram Followers 870.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Nikita Gill

Bio Poet. Playwright. Artist. @literacy_trust poetry ambassador. Represented by Niki Chang @davidhighambooks. ORDER HEKATE HERE AND PREORDER STYX HERE: Instagram Handle @nikita_gill + Follow Instagram Followers 839.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Cleo Wade

Bio My new book is called In a World of Sunrises: 365 days of Heart, Soul, and Hope is out now 💛☀️📒 *****@cleowade.com Instagram Handle @cleowade + Follow Instagram Followers 747.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Andrea Gibson

Bio Poet Laureate of HeavenFilm: Come See Me in the Good LightBooks: You Better Be Lightning +Writings on Substack ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @andreagibson + Follow Instagram Followers 603.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Get Email Contact

10. Lang Leav

Bio International Bestselling Author of I KNOW THE ANTS out July #IKnowtheAnts 🐜 Link to pre-order: *****@writershouse.com Instagram Handle @langleav + Follow Instagram Followers 469.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Ocean Vuong

Bio *****@oceanvuong.com Instagram Handle @ocean_vuong + Follow Instagram Followers 458.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Margaret Atwood

Bio Author *****@caa.com Instagram Handle @therealmargaretatwood + Follow Instagram Followers 372.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Christopher Poindexter

Bio Searching for a voice. Founder @jackwildpublishing Personal @trumpetthatsangelizabeth Flower farming @wildroot_flowerco *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @christopherpoindexter + Follow Instagram Followers 316K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Rudy Francisco

Bio #Belizean 🇧🇿 | #Garifuna | 📍San Diego | Author of “helium” & “I’ll fly away” |@cuse_nurho | purchase books in the bio | Zoey’s dad 🍉 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rudyfrancisco + Follow Instagram Followers 253.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Yrsa Daley-Ward

Bio Author, among other tendencies. *****@me.com Instagram Handle @yrsadaleyward + Follow Instagram Followers 240.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Hanif Abdurraqib

Bio Writer. Ohio Against The World. PhD in Sad Songs. But doing fine, really. I don’t check DMs, so I won’t see it. *****@abdurraqib.com instead. Instagram Handle @nifmuhammad + Follow Instagram Followers 175.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Warsan Shire

Bio poet. enquiring minds: *****@rockingchairbooks.com Instagram Handle @warsanshiree + Follow Instagram Followers 151.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Courtney Peppernell

Bio There is always hope in tomorrow ✨- The Last Poem: A Novel, Out Now- Thinking of You, 6/AugAll my books below ⤵️ *****@pepperbooks.org Instagram Handle @courtneypeppernell + Follow Instagram Followers 147.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Brian Bilston

Bio I write poems. *****@jounwin.co.uk Instagram Handle @brian_bilston + Follow Instagram Followers 143.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Alison A. Malee

Bio poet. author. artist. perpetual wanderer. nyc. @booksteapoetry & @aliwriteshome ∘ books and events⇣ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alison.malee + Follow Instagram Followers 117.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Adam Schmalholz

Bio 2x Emmy Nominated Poet | Multi-Platinum Songwriter I Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker | Book, Journal, Album, Events & Booking Inquiries ⬇️ *****@in-q.com Instagram Handle @inqlife + Follow Instagram Followers 113.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Amanda Lovelace

Bio bestselling poetess & witchy author | 🏳️‍🌈 | wife of @itsparkerlee | THE WITCH DOESN’T DROWN IN THIS ONE out now 🌊 Instagram Handle @ladybookmad + Follow Instagram Followers 113.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Trista Mateer

Bio ★ poet, artist, idk i just like making things ★Misc. Americana OUT NOW!! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tristamateer + Follow Instagram Followers 91.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Ada Limón

Bio Official IG of Writer, Poet, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States #adalimon *****@fieldofficewriters.com Instagram Handle @adalimonwriter + Follow Instagram Followers 72.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Emily Dickinson Museum

Bio Sparking the imagination from the place she called home. *****@emilydickinsonmuseum.org Instagram Handle @emilydickinson.museum + Follow Instagram Followers 70.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Get Email Contact

26. Upile Chisala

Bio Mother. Storyteller. Researcher.Email: *****@gmail.com‘a fire like you’, 'soft magic' & 'Nectar' on Amazon.#Upile #softmagic Instagram Handle @beingupile + Follow Instagram Followers 63.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Sylvia Plath

Bio All things Sylvia & then some 📚👑💕♡ Feel free to repost w/ credit. ♡ Tag me in your Plath posts!♡ Global social issues are available in highlights. *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @sylviaplathpoetry + Follow Instagram Followers 60.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Get Email Contact

28. Sabrina Benaim

Bio dig 🖖🏼 📚 Depression & Other Magic Tricks // I Love You, Call Me Back // Chaotic Good Instagram Handle @badass_sab + Follow Instagram Followers 60.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Iain S. Thomas

Bio Thank you for reading. You can Sign Up for my newsletter in the link. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @realiainsthomas + Follow Instagram Followers 52.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Danez Smith

Bio Poet. Performer. Writer of other things. Teacher. Black Person. Your favorite ex. (They/Them/That Bitch) Instagram Handle @danez_smif + Follow Instagram Followers 49.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Safia Elhillo

Bio sudania ١٠٠/١٠٠. @blueflowerarts for inquiries, @randomhouse for books. i don’t read DMs☀️ @yazolcollective *****@safia-mafia.com Instagram Handle @safiamafia + Follow Instagram Followers 42.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Madisen Kuhn Lamore

Bio Eighteen Years, Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better, Almost Home, and Bad At Existing@keepsakepoems *****@madisen.co Instagram Handle @madisenkuhn + Follow Instagram Followers 32.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Jessica Katoff

Bio atlanta based poet, novelist, and taco connoisseur. all works copyright © jessica katoff, unless otherwise stated. #jessicakatoff Instagram Handle @jessicakatoff + Follow Instagram Followers 25.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Franny Choi

Bio Writer. Founder of @brewandforge. THE WORLD KEEPS ENDING, AND THE WORLD GOES ON (@eccobooks). Contact @leslieleship / @pandeliterary Instagram Handle @fancyrhino + Follow Instagram Followers 20.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Tracy K. Smith

Bio Poet, Memoirist, Librettist, Translator, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric & Oratory at Harvard University Instagram Handle @tracyksmithpoet + Follow Instagram Followers 11.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Hieu Minh Nguyen

Bio Poet, and sometimes Pam 🦭 *****@hieuminhnguyen.com Instagram Handle @hieuminhbeing + Follow Instagram Followers 11K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Tiana Clark

Bio Poet. Professor. Essayist.Author of Scorched Earth, my latest poetry collection ✨💕🙌🏽. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tianaclarkypants + Follow Instagram Followers 9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Rachel McKibbens

Bio (Camacho) Santa Ana chola. Pink Door. Accomplice. Podcast: We Were Three. “Peace is the white man’s word.” - Kwame Ture #mckibbenswritingprompt Instagram Handle @vulturekiss + Follow Instagram Followers 8.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Dr. Afra

Bio Emirati | Educator| Poet PhD in Creative Industries | Author ‎شاعرة إماراتية | دكتوراه في الصناعات الابداعية Instagram Handle @afraatiq + Follow Instagram Followers 6.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Tapiwa Mugabe

Bio Poet. Philosopher. Theologian of the unseenI write toward what’s sacred, invisible & real.Here for memory, beauty, & the future we dream into being. *****@hotmail.co.uk Instagram Handle @tapiwamugabe + Follow Instagram Followers 5.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. Danabelle Gutierrez

Bio Predominantly @dearestcairo's mother. 🧿💖✨️Also, a writer, author, actress, and photographer, on occasion.📚 Links to my books on my bio. 💖 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @danabellegutierrez + Follow Instagram Followers 3.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. Alysia Knowles

Bio Founder: @medina.creativesPoet✒️ • Creator 🎬 • Producer🎥🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞🎞 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alysiaknowles + Follow Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Derek Alton Walcott

Bio Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OCC ORTT (Trinity Cross), Nobel Prize, TS Eliot Prize,Queen’s Medal for PoetryPoet,Playwright,Painter,1930-2017 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @derekwalcottofficial + Follow Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Jacquie Prebich

Bio Writer. Dancer. Poet. Lover of art and film🖤 Host of #poeticsighs🌜Moonchild🌛Los Angeles 🌊🌴 Instagram Handle @jwprebich + Follow Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Megha Sood

Bio Award-winning Poet, Author, Editor @flowersongpress @theartistsforum Partner @cesta_stanford Fellowship @mvicw @nlapw @wnbadc @vonavoices @jerseyarts *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @meghasworld16 + Follow Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. Beau Taplin

Bio 2500yo Pythagorean Numerology applied to modern Language and Physics Constants proves an Intentionally Designed cosmos. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @beautaplin + Follow Instagram Followers 552.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Jacqueline Whitney

Bio My books and more. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jacquelinewhitney_ + Follow Instagram Followers 313.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Tyler Knott Gregson

Bio Autistic. Poet. Photographer. Buddhist. Deeply unserious.YNWA.Hoobie to @ladygregson💌 Sign Up for my Signal Fire ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tylerknott + Follow Instagram Followers 300.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. Mansi Jikadara

Bio all work is protected by copyright ©️✨pls don’t copy/recreate/modify🚫🌻email for business enquiries 💌💡journaling videos 📹📚 ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thetypewriterdaily + Follow Instagram Followers 183.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Michael Faudet

Bio I am a New Zealand author represented by Writers House, New York. My latest book, Playing with Matches, is available from bookstores worldwide. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @michaelfaudet + Follow Instagram Followers 138.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

51. Amanda Torroni

Bio A head full of stars & a handful of question marks.♌ Writer. Photographer. Stargazer. Time Traveler.💌 Poet w/ @andrewsmcmeel📍 Charleston, SC *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amandatorroni + Follow Instagram Followers 40K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Blythe Baird

Bio 📌 Minneapolis ❤️‍🔥📖✨ 2x @buttonpoetry author, outreach manager at @loftliterarycenter, McKnight Fellow, & Leo 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 #FREEPALESTINE🇵🇸🍉 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @blythebaird + Follow Instagram Followers 33.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Nicole Rose

Bio just a poet putting her thoughts to ink♡author of utopia, tea, and lemonade collabs: *****@gmail.commy books↓🎀💌♡ Instagram Handle @nicole.roses + Follow Instagram Followers 33K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

54. Billy Collins

Bio This is the official Instagram of poet Billy Collins. Accept no substitutes. Instagram Handle @the_real_billy_collins + Follow Instagram Followers 12K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

55. K.Y. Robinson

Bio Author. Family caregiver. Bipolar. In my survival mode & burnout era. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @iamkyrobinson + Follow Instagram Followers 9.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Layla

Bio @uarizona ‘26Creative Writing and Film & TelevisionUntraditionally Slytherin moon girl, word witch, and tea lover. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nin_chronicles + Follow Instagram Followers 1.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact