The Algorithmic Turn in Poetry: Digital Platforms, Multimodality and New Forms of Authorship in Contemporary Anglophone Poetics
Abstract
This research paper examines how digital platforms have transformed contemporary Anglophone poetry from a primarily page-centred literary form into a networked, multimodal, and algorithmically mediated practice. The expansion of social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and AI-assisted creative environments has changed not only how poetry is distributed but also how it is written, performed, experienced, and valued. The study develops the concepts of platform poetics and the algorithmic lyric by combining insights from digital humanities, platform studies, multimodality theory, reader-response theory, and artificial intelligence scholarship.
The paper argues that contemporary digital poetry exists within technological ecosystems where algorithms, interfaces, visual design, sound, performance, and audience participation actively influence literary production. Poems are no longer understood only as fixed textual objects; instead, they function as dynamic cultural events shaped by circulation networks, engagement metrics, and participatory communities.
How to Cite
Esshu Solanki, "The Algorithmic Turn in Poetry: Digital Platforms, Multimodality and New Forms of Authorship in Contemporary Anglophone Poetics", Vol. 3, Issue 7, 29-10-2025, pp. 84-94.
