Top 60 Poetry Influencers in 2025

1. Amanda Gorman

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2. R. M. Drake

Bio New York Times Best Selling AuthorTo My Best Friend: link belowInstagram Handle @rmdrkInstagram Followers 2.8MType MegaGender Male Get Email Contact

3. Morgan Harpernichols

Bio 🎨 Artist, Author, PhD Student at UGA, creator of @thestorytellerco app, based in Georgia, USA. Welcome💛 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @morganharpernicholsInstagram Followers 1.9MType 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 1.6MType MegaGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Arch Hades

Bio ****@archhades.comInstagram Handle @archhadesInstagram Followers 948.9KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

6. Nikita Gill

Bio I make things. Represented by Niki Chang @davidhighambooks. PREORDER HEKATE HERE:Instagram Handle @nikita_gillInstagram Followers 822.6KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

7. Cleo Wade

Bio New Orleans girl ⚜️ This page is mostly things I write, make, like, and care about ♥️ ****@cleowade.comInstagram Handle @cleowadeInstagram Followers 764.9KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. 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 590KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

9. Lang Leav

Bio International Bestselling Author. New novel OTHERS WERE EMERALDS out now 💚💙 Link to purchase: ****@writershouse.comInstagram Handle @langleavInstagram Followers 486.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Andrea Gibson

Bio Colorado Poet Laureatebook • You Better Be Lightning writings • andreagibson.substack.com ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @andreagibsonInstagram Followers 441.8KType Macro Get Email Contact

11. Ocean Vuong

Bio ****@oceanvuong.comInstagram Handle @ocean_vuongInstagram Followers 395.6KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

12. Christopher Poindexter

Bio Soul blossom and Art 🌷Founder @jackwildpublishing Personal @trumpetthatsangelizabeth Flower farming @wildroot_flowerco ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @christopherpoindexterInstagram Followers 328.7KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

13. Tyler Knott Gregson

Bio Autistic. Poet. Photographer. Buddhist.YNWA.Hoobie to @ladygregson💌 Sign Up for my Signal Fire ↓ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tylerknottInstagram Followers 312KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

14. Margaret Atwood

Bio Author ****@caa.comInstagram Handle @therealmargaretatwoodInstagram Followers 314.2KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

15. 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

16. Yrsa Daley-Ward

Bio Author of The Catch, bone, The Terrible & more. Neuro-Wellness Enthusiast | SpeakerFounder: the utter™📍LA/NYC ****@me.comInstagram Handle @yrsadaleywardInstagram Followers 256.6KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

17. 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 180.6KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

18. Courtney Peppernell

Bio bit of everything author ✨💛- A Month of Sundays OUT NOW- Out of the Ashes (8/5/2025)- The Last Poem - A NOVEL - 2026 ****@pepperbooks.orgInstagram Handle @courtneypeppernellInstagram Followers 149.1KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

19. 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. @68to05 ****@beotis.comInstagram Handle @nifmuhammadInstagram Followers 153.7KType MacroGender Male
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20. Brian Bilston

Bio I write poems. ****@jounwin.co.ukInstagram Handle @brian_bilstonInstagram Followers 134.1KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

21. Alison A. Malee

Bio poet. author. artist. perpetual wanderer. nyc. @booksteapoetry & @aliwriteshome ∘ books and events⇣ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @alison.maleeInstagram Followers 122.4KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

22. Adam Schmalholz

Bio Emmy Nominated Poet | Multi-Platinum Songwriter I Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker | Book, Journal, Album, Shows, Workshops & Booking Inquiries ⬇️ ****@in-q.comInstagram Handle @inqlifeInstagram Followers 116.3KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

23. Amanda Lovelace

Bio bestselling poetess & witchy author | 🏳️‍🌈 | wife of @itsparkerlee | CHUBBY WITCH’S NIGHT IN oracle deck out september 9 💜Instagram Handle @ladybookmadInstagram Followers 114.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

24. Upile Chisala

Bio Mother. Storyteller. Researcher.Email: ****@gmail.com‘a fire like you’, 'soft magic' & 'Nectar' on Amazon.#Upile #softmagicInstagram Handle @beingupileInstagram Followers 64.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Ada Limón

Bio Official IG of Writer, Poet, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States #adalimon ****@fieldofficewriters.comInstagram Handle @adalimonwriterInstagram Followers 64.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Emily Dickinson Museum

Bio Sparking the imagination from the place she called home. ****@emilydickinsonmuseum.orgInstagram Handle @emilydickinson.museumInstagram Followers 64.5KType Micro Get Email Contact

27. 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 54.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

28. Danez Smith

Bio Poet. Performer. Writer of other things. Teacher. Black Person. Your favorite ex. (They/Them/That Bitch)Instagram Handle @danez_smifInstagram Followers 44.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

29. Safia Elhillo

Bio sudania ١٠٠/١٠٠. @blueflowerarts for inquiries, @randomhouse for books. i don’t read DMs☀️ @yazolcollective ****@safia-mafia.comInstagram Handle @safiamafiaInstagram Followers 41.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

30. Nicole Rose

Bio just a poet putting her thoughts to ink♡author of utopia, tea, and immortal rose collabs: ****@gmail.commy books↓🎀💌♡Instagram Handle @nicole.rosesInstagram Followers 30.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Franny Choi

Bio Writer. Founder of @brewandforge. THE WORLD KEEPS ENDING, AND THE WORLD GOES ON (@eccobooks). Contact @leslieleship / @pandeliteraryInstagram Handle @fancyrhinoInstagram Followers 19.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

32. Rachel McKibbens

Bio (Camacho) Santa Ana chola. December Goat. Pink Door. WitchMob. Accomplice. Way opener. We Were Three. #mckibbenswritingpromptInstagram Handle @vulturekissInstagram Followers 8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

33. Tracy K. Smith

Bio Poet, Memoirist, Librettist, Translator & Professor of English and AAAS at Harvard UniversityInstagram Handle @tracyksmithpoetInstagram Followers 9.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. Tiana Clark

Bio Poet. Professor. Essayist.Author of Scorched Earth, my latest poetry collection ✨💕🙌🏽. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tianaclarkypantsInstagram Followers 8.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

35. Tapiwa Mugabe

Bio Reading. ****@hotmail.co.ukInstagram Handle @tapiwamugabeInstagram Followers 5.9KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

36. 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 6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

37. Danabelle Gutierrez

Bio Predominantly @dearestcairo's mother. 🧿💖✨️Also, a writer, author, actress, and photographer, on occasion.📚 Links to my books on my bio. 💖 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @danabellegutierrezInstagram Followers 3.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

38. Alysia Knowles

Bio 🍉🦖ɢʜᴇᴛᴛᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʀᴜɴᴡᴀʏ Qᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ🎙📷░ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ || @justlive.inc░ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ || @alysiaknowles.btc░ᴄᴏ-ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ|| @justentertainment.inc ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @alysiaknowlesInstagram Followers 2.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

39. Jacquie Prebich

Bio Writer. Dancer. Poet. Lover of art and film🖤 Host of #poeticsighs🌜Moonchild🌛Los Angeles 🌊🌴Instagram Handle @jwprebichInstagram Followers 2.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

40. 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 2.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

41. Layla

Bio @uarizona ‘26Creative Writing and Film & TelevisionUntraditionally Slytherin moon girl, word witch, and tea lover. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @nin_chroniclesInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female
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42. Megha Sood

Bio An award-winning Poet,Author,Editor @theartistsforum @mookychickmag Partner @cesta_stanford Fellowship @mvicw @nlapw @wnbadc @vonavoices @jerseyarts ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @meghasworld16Instagram Followers 1.3KType NanoGender Female
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43. Rupi Kaur

Bio poet & performer (on sabbatical 😴) ****@rupikaur.comInstagram Handle @rupikaur_Instagram Followers 4.3MType MegaGender Female Get Email Contact

44. Sabrina Benaim

Bio dig 🖖🏼 📚 Depression & Other Magic Tricks // I Love You, Call Me Back // Chaotic GoodInstagram Handle @badass_sabInstagram Followers 62.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

45. Hieu Minh Nguyen

Bio 🦭 ****@hieuminhnguyen.comInstagram Handle @hieuminhbeingInstagram Followers 10.6KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

46. Jacqueline Whitney

Bio My books and more. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jacquelinewhitney_Instagram Followers 331.9KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

47. Trista Mateer

Bio halfway between poetry and a public meltdown ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tristamateerInstagram Followers 95.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

48. 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 54.5KType Micro Get Email Contact

49. Blythe Baird

Bio 📌 Minneapolis ❤️‍🔥📖✨ 2x @buttonpoetry author, outreach manager at @loftliterarycenter, McKnight Fellow, & Leo 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 #FREEPALESTINE🇵🇸🍉 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @blythebairdInstagram Followers 34.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

50. Jessica Katoff

Bio atlanta based poet, novelist, and taco connoisseur. all works copyright © jessica katoff, unless otherwise stated. #jessicakatoffInstagram Handle @jessicakatoffInstagram Followers 26.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

51. K.Y. Robinson

Bio Author. Family caregiver. Bipolar. In my survival mode & burnout era. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @iamkyrobinsonInstagram Followers 9.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

52. 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 156.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

53. Warsan Shire

Bio enquiring minds: ****@rockingchairbooks.comInstagram Handle @warsanshireeInstagram Followers 152.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

54. 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 144.4KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

55. 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 33.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

56. Kahlil Gibran

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @khalil_gibran_writesInstagram Followers 29.2KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

57. Nayyirah Waheed

Bio Words are powerful. Nayyirah Waheed's words are.Instagram Handle @nayyirahwaheedwordsInstagram Followers 13.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

58. Billy Collins

Bio This is the official Instagram of poet Billy Collins. Accept no substitutes.Instagram Handle @the_real_billy_collinsInstagram Followers 11KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

59. 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 42KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact