What it Takes to Be a TikTok Poet
What it Takes to Be a TikTok Poet: Essay for the Millions
“Before the video is over, I’m snickering and sending it to my TikTok-addicted best friend. He’s a New York wine exec whose only experience with poetry is at my readings. Until now. Onscreen, a manicured hand opens a slim book against the backdrop of rumpled bed sheets—then a perky woman’s voice starts reading…”
An essay for The Millions about TikTok, the poetry content mill, and how we define artistic merit.