Although Americans’ love for poetry has yet to reach the wild heights of Abu Dhabi’s hit reality show Million’s Poet where 70 million global viewers watched dueling versifiers vie for a $1.3 million cash prize, Americans are actively involved in reading it—particularly outside the traditional literary arenas of bookstores and libraries.
That is: Americans really enjoy writing and reading poetry, to the point of sharing it on social media, yet they don’t buy poetry books. Over at The Millions, Kate Angus investigates what’s behind Americans’ love for poems but not for poetry books.
