A Russian Poetry Scandal That Ended in a Duel

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Does anyone know good poetry accounts to follow on Twitter? I follow quite a few accounts that just post quotations or snippets from famous writings. I think this would work well for poetry.

Discovery & distribution is a totally unsolved problem for poetry right now. My main project is trying to fix that. We're still pretty early, but you can follow along at https://verse.press/ or https://twitter.com/versedotpress.

If you sign up, you'll get new poetry in your inbox, and personalized recommendations are coming soon. You can also make and share poetry playlists, and it's a beautiful place to link to poems as well.

The short pitch is "Spotify for Poetry". There's a lot in the works! I'd love any feedback or suggestions you may have.

Amusing tidbit, possibly ironic: There is a Wikipedia entry for Cherubina de Gabriak, but not one for Elizaveta Dmitrieva - it redirects to the Cherubina entry.

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