Instapoetry

noun

Etymology

Blend of Instagram + poetry.

  1. derived from ποιητής
  2. derived from poētria
  3. derived from pöeterie
  4. inherited from poetrye
  5. compounded as instapoetry — “Instagram + poetry

Definitions

  1. A genre of short-form poetry, which emerged on Instagram in the late 2010s, and is…

    A genre of short-form poetry, which emerged on Instagram in the late 2010s, and is typically presented in an aesthetically-pleasing manner.

    • Meanwhile, The Washington Post considered the advent of Instapoetry to be a turning point for the art form—this was a new genre of poetry created for a global, online audience, and its legacy would be contingent on virality: […]
    • Moreover, she links Instapoetry to the #metoo movement speaking out against sexual harassment and exploitation, and sees in the new voices of the female Instapoets an outlet for the expression of the female sexual gaze.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Instapoetry. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA