Micropoetry on Twitter

There is no official term for it yet. It seems everyone has their own phrasing: Twihaiku, Twittery, Poetwee, Poetwi, poetweetry, twiterature, the list goes on, but whatever we call it, since the arrival of Twitter, there has been a huge fascination in micropoetry. It seems as if the Eastern poetics have taken the lead and have happily slotted themselves into the world of Twitter.  The ancient forms of Haiku, Senryu and Tanka now find themselves in the midst of a resurgence.  The 21st Century reader, who wants their news and entertainment in 140 characters or fewer, can now get their dose of poetry in the same medium; 140 characters. How perfect. Who’d have thought that haiku would have transcended from 17^th Century Japan into the modern digital age? It's 'poetry on-the-go', almost as if it were designed for the modern reader's busy life.  

In my next post I will compile some of my favourite Twitter Poets right now.

Any suggestions are welcomed.