Top 70 Poetry Influencers in 2025
Poetry Influencers
Here are Top 70 Poetry Influencers
1. Rupi Kaur
Bio author. poet. performer. ****@rupikaur.comInstagram Handle @rupikaur_Instagram Followers 4.6MType MegaGender Female Get Email Contact
2. Amanda Gorman
Bio Order my new book, SOMETHING, SOMEDAY at the link below ⬇️Instagram Handle @amandascgormanInstagram Followers 3.8MType MegaGender Female Get Email Contact
3. Morgan Harper Nichols
Bio Creator of @thestorytellerco appCreative writing + artMFA StudentATL, Ga. ♥️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @morganharpernicholsInstagram Followers 2MType MegaGender Female
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4. Atticus
Bio Anonymous author of 3 x NYT BestsellersWriting poetry & sending love from the shadows XxJoin my newsletter ↓💌 ****@atticuspoetry.comInstagram Handle @atticuspoetryInstagram Followers 1.7MType MegaGender Male Get Email Contact
5. Arch Hades
Bio 21C HUMAN (book 5) out now ↓ ****@archhades.comInstagram Handle @archhadesInstagram Followers 1MType MegaGender Female Get Email Contact
6. Jacqueline Whitney
Bio You can find my books and more below. 🤍 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jacquelinewhitney_Instagram Followers 342.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
7. Cleo Wade
Bio My new book REMEMBER LOVE: Words For Tender Times out now ♥️♥️♥️📕📕📕 ****@cleowade.comInstagram Handle @cleowadeInstagram Followers 786.1KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
8. Ocean Vuong
Instagram Handle @ocean_vuongInstagram Followers 339.4KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
9. Christopher Poindexter
Bio Marietta, Ohio. Student of poetry, music— art. Spreading hope in typewritten words. Founder @jackwildpublishing Personal @trumpetthatsangelizabeth ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @christopherpoindexterInstagram Followers 343.8KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
10. Chloë Frayne
Bio Australian • 🏳️🌈 • vegan • 💘 A.Z.(small acts of bravery)credit all reposts, little doves ©️my new book, The Gravity Inside Us, is out now ✨ ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @chloefrayneInstagram Followers 166.2KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
11. Andrea Gibson
Bio poet. author.book • You Better Be Lightning writings • andreagibson.substack.comColorado Poet Laureate ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @andreagibsonInstagram Followers 350.1KType Macro Get Email Contact
12. Nikita Gill
Bio I make things. Represented by Niki Chang @davidhighambooks. Follow my newsletter here:Instagram Handle @nikita_gillInstagram Followers 772.6KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
13. Beau Taplin
Bio 𝑻𝒐 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅.𝑀𝑒𝓁𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒, 𝒜𝓊𝓈𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎 & 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒘𝒏↓ 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒾𝓉 𝓂𝓎 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝑒 ↓ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @beautaplinInstagram Followers 600.3KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
14. Yrsa Daley-Ward
Bio I tell stories. Some tall, some dark. ****@me.comInstagram Handle @yrsadaleywardInstagram Followers 204.2KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
15. Adam Schmalholz
Bio Emmy Nominated Poet | Multi-Platinum Songwriter I Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker | Album, Book, Journal, Shows, Workshops & Booking Inquires ⬇️ ****@in-q.comInstagram Handle @inqlifeInstagram Followers 117.5KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
16. Wilson Oryema
Bio ⊙ @austronresearch½ @surfacetensionworldInstagram Handle @wilson_oryemaInstagram Followers 12.3KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
17. Lang Leav
Bio International Bestselling Author. New novel OTHERS WERE EMERALDS out now 💚💙 Link to purchase: ****@writershouse.comInstagram Handle @langleavInstagram Followers 493.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
18. Alison A. Malee
Bio poet. author. artist. perpetual wanderer. nyc. @booksteapoetry & @aliwriteshome ∘ books and events⇣ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @alison.maleeInstagram Followers 128.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
19. Mevlana Rumi
Bio 🔸️𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞🔸️ 𝙼𝚎𝚟𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚊 𝚁𝚞𝚖𝚒Instagram Handle @rumi.quotesInstagram Followers 393.4KType Macro Get Email Contact
20. Tyler Knott Gregson
Bio Autistic. Poet. Photographer. Buddhist.Husband of @ladygregson 📸 Wedding/Elopement: @chasersofthelight 💌 Subscribe to my Signal Fire essays ↓ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tylerknottInstagram Followers 316.8KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
21. Nicole Rose
Bio just a poet putting her thoughts to ink♡My book Immortal Rose ↓ 🥀Instagram Handle @nicole.rosesInstagram Followers 24.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
22. Margaret Atwood
Bio Author ****@caa.comInstagram Handle @therealmargaretatwoodInstagram Followers 292.4KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
23. Rudy Francisco
Bio #Belizean 🇧🇿 | #Garifuna | 📍San Diego | Author of “helium” & “I’ll fly away” | Honorary member of @cuse_nurho | purchase books in the bio | Zoey’s dad ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @rudyfranciscoInstagram Followers 256.5KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
24. Warsan Shire
Bio LDN/LA BLESS THE DAUGHTER RAISED BY A VOICE IN HER HEAD (2022) enquiring minds: ****@rockingchairbooks.comInstagram Handle @warsanshireeInstagram Followers 155.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
25. Mansi Jikadara
Bio all work is protected by copyright ©️✨pls don’t copy/recreate/modify🚫🌻email for business enquiries 💌💡journaling videos 📹📚 ↓ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @thetypewriterdailyInstagram Followers 183.5KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
26. 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.comInstagram Handle @michaelfaudetInstagram Followers 147.3KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
27. Courtney Peppernell
Bio bestselling author ****@pepperbooks.orgInstagram Handle @courtneypeppernellInstagram Followers 151.1KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
28. Amanda Lovelace
Bio bestselling poetess & witchy author | 🏳️🌈 | wife of @itsparkerlee | SHE FOLLOWED THE MOON BACK TO HERSELF out now! 🦋Instagram Handle @ladybookmadInstagram Followers 116.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact
29. Brian Bilston
Bio I write poems. ****@jounwin.co.ukInstagram Handle @brian_bilstonInstagram Followers 127.3KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact
30. Trista Mateer
Bio poems/art for lovers & fairies 🧚♀️🍓🍑🍊🤍🎀💖🌸💟 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tristamateerInstagram Followers 97.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
31. Hanif Abdurraqib
Bio Writer. Ohio Against The World. PhD in Sad Songs. But doing fine, really. @68to05 @objectofsound ****@beotis.comInstagram Handle @nifmuhammadInstagram Followers 139KType MacroGender Male
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32. Upile Chisala
Bio Mother. Storyteller. Researcher.📍Baltimore.Email: ****@gmail.com‘a fire like you’, 'soft magic' & 'Nectar' on Amazon.#Upile #softmagicInstagram Handle @beingupileInstagram Followers 63.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
33. Sabrina Benaim
Bio dig 🖖🏼 📚 Depression & Other Magic Tricks // I Love You, Call Me Back // Chaotic GoodInstagram Handle @badass_sabInstagram Followers 64.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
34. Iain S. Thomas
Bio The 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. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @realiainsthomasInstagram Followers 54.4KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
35. 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.comInstagram Handle @sylviaplathpoetryInstagram Followers 52.5KType Micro Get Email Contact
36. Amanda Torroni
Bio A head full of stars & a handful of question marks.♌ Writer. Photographer. Stargazer. Time Traveler.💌 Poet w/ @andrewsmcmeel📍 Charleston, SC ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @amandatorroniInstagram Followers 42.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
37. Emily Dickinson Museum
Bio Sparking the imagination from the place she called home. ****@emilydickinsonmuseum.orgInstagram Handle @emilydickinson.museumInstagram Followers 59.8KType Micro Get Email Contact
38. Danez Smith
Bio Poet. Performer. Writer of other things. Teacher. Black Person. Your favorite ex. (They/Them/That Bitch)Instagram Handle @danez_smifInstagram Followers 43.2KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
39. Madisen Kuhn Lamore
Bio I wrote Eighteen Years, Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better, Almost Home, and Bad At Existing@poetryishealing ****@madisen.coInstagram Handle @madisenkuhnInstagram Followers 34.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
40. Blythe Baird
Bio 📌 Minneapolis ❤️🔥📖✨ 2x @buttonpoetry author, outreach manager at @loftliterarycenter, McKnight Fellow, & Leo 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 #FREEPALESTINE🇵🇸🍉 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @blythebairdInstagram Followers 35KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
41. Safia Elhillo
Bio sudania ١٠٠/١٠٠. @blueflowerarts for inquiries, @randomhouse for books. i don’t read DMs☀️ @yazolcollective ****@safia-mafia.comInstagram Handle @safiamafiaInstagram Followers 41KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
42. Jessica Katoff
Bio atlanta based poet, novelist, and taco connoisseur. all works copyright © jessica katoff, unless otherwise stated. #jessicakatoffInstagram Handle @jessicakatoffInstagram Followers 28.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
43. Kahlil Gibran
Bio Paid promotions available💰Quotes|poemsLebanese🇱🇧American🇺🇸(Poet,Philospher,Artist) Work:The ProphetJan 6,1883 | April 10,1931 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @khalil_gibran_writesInstagram Followers 28.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
44. Sam Payne
Bio lgbtq+ poet and artist • author of three poetry collections about love, loss and mental health • my new book WILDFLOWER is out now! 🌺Instagram Handle @bysampayneInstagram Followers 12.7KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
45. K.Y. Robinson
Bio Author. Bipolar. Caregiver. In my survival mode era. Venmo/CA: iamkyrobinson ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @iamkyrobinsonInstagram Followers 9.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
46. Hieu Minh Nguyen
Bio 🦭 ****@hieuminhnguyen.comInstagram Handle @hieuminhbeingInstagram Followers 10.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
47. Billy Collins
Bio This is the official Instagram of poet Billy Collins. Accept no substitutes.Instagram Handle @the_real_billy_collinsInstagram Followers 10.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
48. Marya Layth
Bio ✖ writing fantasy, poetry, and other nonsense somewhere in NJ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @marya.laythInstagram Followers 7.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
49. Rachel McKibbens
Bio (Camacho) Santa Ana chola. December Goat. Poet. Pink Door. WitchMob. Accomplice. Way opener. We Were Three.Instagram Handle @vulturekissInstagram Followers 8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
50. Tiana Clark
Bio Poet. Professor. Essayist. World Traveler thanks to Amy Lowell 🌍💛🙌🏽✨. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tianaclarkypantsInstagram Followers 6.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
51. Tapiwa Mugabe
Bio Reading. ****@hotmail.co.ukInstagram Handle @tapiwamugabeInstagram Followers 6KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
52. Tracy K. Smith
Bio Poet, Memoirist, Librettist, Translator & Professor of English and AAAS at Harvard UniversityInstagram Handle @tracyksmithpoetInstagram Followers 8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
53. Danabelle Gutierrez
Bio 🧿💖✨️ Umm Al QahiraWriter. Actress. Photographer.#DanabelleReadsPoetry on YouTube📚 #TearsAcrossTheEarth #AndUntilTheDreamsCome #ILongToBeTheRiver ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @danabellegutierrezInstagram Followers 3.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
54. Alysia Knowles
Bio 🍉🔻🦖💅🏽✒️🎥📷░ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ || @justlive.inc░ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ || @alysiaknowles.btc░ᴄᴏ-ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ|| @justentertainment.inc ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @alysiaknowlesInstagram Followers 2.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
55. 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.comInstagram Handle @derekwalcottofficialInstagram Followers 2.1KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
56. Layla
Bio @uarizona ‘26Creative Writing majorFilm & Television minorUntraditionally Slytherin moon girl, word witch, and chai lover. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @nin_chroniclesInstagram Followers 1.1KType MicroGender Female
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57. Ada Limón
Bio Official IG of Writer, Poet, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States #adalimon ****@fieldofficewriters.comInstagram Handle @adalimonwriterInstagram Followers 61.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
58. Sarah Kay
Bio sarah 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 💕Instagram Handle @sarahkaypoetryInstagram Followers 2.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
59. Azra Tabassum
Bio Teeny tiny poet @azra.tabassum Teeny tiny illustrator @tanieee93Instagram Handle @azratabassumwritesInstagram Followers 609Type MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
60. Jacquie Prebich
Bio Writer. Dancer. Poet. Lover of art and film🖤 Host of #poeticsighs🌜Moonchild🌛Los Angeles 🌊🌴Instagram Handle @jwprebichInstagram Followers 2.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
61. Camille Inkwell
Bio 3 frogs in a trench coat2 books on Amazon: Along the Wayside, Flowers and WeedsAlong the Wayside linked belowInstagram Handle @camille.inkwellInstagram Followers 8KType Micro Get Email Contact
62. Nayyirah Waheed
Bio Words are powerful. Nayyirah Waheed's words are.Instagram Handle @nayyirahwaheedwordsInstagram Followers 12.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
63. Ben Maxfield
Bio on my way home✨Instagram Handle @bnmxfldInstagram Followers 95.6KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact
64. Franny Choi
Bio Writer. Founder of @brewandforge. THE WORLD KEEPS ENDING, AND THE WORLD GOES ON (@eccobooks). Contact @leslieleship / @pandeliteraryInstagram Handle @fancyrhinoInstagram Followers 19.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
65. Dr. Afra
Bio Emirati | Educator| Poet |PhD in Creative Industries | Author : Of Palm Trees and Skies | Afraverseشاعرة إماراتية | دكتوراه في الصناعات الابداعيةInstagram Handle @afraatiqInstagram Followers 5.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact
66. Megha Sood
Bio An award-winning Poet,Author,Editor @theartistsforum @srff @mookychickmag Partner @cesta_stanford Fellowship @mvicw @nlapw @wnbadc @una.usa ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @meghasworld16Instagram Followers 1KType MicroGender Female
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67. R. M. Drake
Bio New York Times Best Selling AuthorNew Book: link belowInstagram Handle @rmdrkInstagram Followers 2.9MType MegaGender Male Get Email Contact
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