The Internet Poets
The poetry boom has been fuelled by poets who didn鈥檛 wait for permission to speak. Lemn Sissay explores how technology has opened up a direct route to audiences.
Spoken word poets have revolutionised poetry since the 1960s, by making direct connections with new audiences. Now the internet has opened up a new route for poets to connect with the crowd. But has social media changed poetry?
Lemn Sissay discovers how poets are taking things into their own hands and posting their work online. Hollie McNish recalls how Reddit took her career to a whole new level, Michael Schmidt asks if social media is obscuring the best work, while Simon Armitage looks ahead to the next generation of rebel poets.
Written and presented by Lemn Sissay
Sound design by Charlie Brandon-King
Produced by Richard Lea and Joe Hallam
A Bafflegab production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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