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The Poet / The Poem is a two-panel image macro series in which memers share a piece of writing and the author, both sincerely and ironically (similary to Art / Artist and Art vs. Artist). The format went viral on Twitter in January 2020.

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The earliest known usage of the format was published on January 12th, 2020 by Twitter[1] user @PrinceAnagba. The tweet received more than 115 likes in less than one month (shown below).

Draymond Blue @PrinceAnagba The Poem The Poet al MTN 3G 7:11 PM 46% Done IN THIS WORLD WE'RE IN...(0... Ever wondered why this world of ours was once so small and cold? I assume it was so because people,like goods,were bought and sold Victims will ever be grateful to the once who had the heart to stand bold Cities have been built and the world is now like a global village Nations put in work, sweat and struggle to uphold a positive image Families do their very best to maintain a strong and lasting lineage Some systems of governance allow one to speak his mind and show his face Accompanied with buoyancy or hearts of gasoline that has been set ablaze Opinions and suggestions so overwhelming that they do nothing but amaze No one is ever right or wrong for every "donkey" loves to hear himself bray Majority is always right means the fools are on one side, hat is what thev sav OWA FOOTBAL 11:15 AM · Jan 12, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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Over the next few days, the meme continued to be used to share sincere works of poetry (example below, left).

On January 15th, Twitter[2] user @Iman_Schuller used the format of the meme to evoke a joke from the film 22 Jump Street, pairing a photograph of the film's star Jonah Hill with a poem from the film. The post received more than 111,000 likes and 44,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below, center).

Following the Jonah Hill post, others began adding mock versions of the meme. For example, on January 22nd, Twitter[3] user @AbzChance shared one featuring references to the character Jigsaw from the Saw horror film series. The post received more than 16,000 likes and 3,500 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

On January 22nd, the website The Tab[4] reported on the meme.

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About

The Poet / The Poem is a two-panel image macro series in which memers share a piece of writing and the author, both sincerely and ironically (similary to Art / Artist and Art vs. Artist). The format went viral on Twitter in January 2020.

Origin

The earliest known usage of the format was published on January 12th, 2020 by Twitter[1] user @PrinceAnagba. The tweet received more than 115 likes in less than one month (shown below).



Spread

Over the next few days, the meme continued to be used to share sincere works of poetry (example below, left).

On January 15th, Twitter[2] user @Iman_Schuller used the format of the meme to evoke a joke from the film 22 Jump Street, pairing a photograph of the film's star Jonah Hill with a poem from the film. The post received more than 111,000 likes and 44,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below, center).

Following the Jonah Hill post, others began adding mock versions of the meme. For example, on January 22nd, Twitter[3] user @AbzChance shared one featuring references to the character Jigsaw from the Saw horror film series. The post received more than 16,000 likes and 3,500 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

On January 22nd, the website The Tab[4] reported on the meme.



Various Examples




Search Interest

Not available.

External References

Recent Videos

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