What is Versemakers

In this chapter, the author collected the words of online poetry writers and curators through Google form interviews to examine the inspiration and experience of sharing poetic work online, particularly in the absence of outward material gains. The activity of these online creators inspired connections to digital literacy instruction and acknowledgement of ongoing trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study included four themes that followed the analysis phase, including themes that spoke to the purposes of this work and the ways in which curators/poets viewed the functions of their sites. The study holds implications for examining modes of creation and features of accessing a wide audience through the internet. The study also began prior to the pandemic but was able to be completed due to the digital nature of the work.