Poets on Twitter 3.0

It's my fourth anniversary on Twitter, and to celebrate I've finally compiled Poets on Twitter 3.0. There are more than 200 names in this directory, but the list is by no means complete. I wanted to give a broad overview of poets who use Twitter, so you'll recognize some names (Margaret Atwood, for example) but many will be new to you. Like the previous lists I published back in 2009, the intent is to get poets and readers interacting and sharing useful links. 

A few caveats: I had to leave off quite a few poets because they have abandoned their accounts. The poets included have at least tweeted this year. Some of the poets have their accounts protected (which still makes no sense to me, but that's for another blog), so you may have to request to follow them. If I've screwed up anyone's link or accidentally left off friends, leave a comment and I'll fix it. I encourage readers of this post to leave their Twitter names in the comments, too, so people can find and follow you. Okay, here we go... 

Karen Head: @poetphd

Jackie Sheeler: @jsheeler

Laurel Snyder: @laurelsnyder

Didi Menendez: @didimenendez

Charles Jensen: @charles_jensen

Amena Brown: @amenabee

Montgomery Maxton: @montmaxton

Kate Evans: @kateevanswriter

Karen Wurl: @kittenofpower

Dustin Brookshire: @dbrookshire

Andrew Demcak: @andrewdemcak

Ron Silliman: @ronsilliman

Christopher Hennessy: @identity_poetic

Nancy Devine: @nancydevine

Robert Lee Brewer: @robertleebrewer

Matthew Hittinger: @mhittinger

Christine Swint: @yoginipoet

Oliver de la Paz: @Oliver_delaPaz

Zinta Aistars: @zintaaistars

Tara Betts: @tarabetts

Nic Sebastian: @verylikeawhale

Mary Biddinger: @marybid

Rosemary Nissen-Wade: @snakypoet

Jon Goode: @jongoode

Emily Benton: @emilyabenton

Cheryl Snell: @cherylsnell

Shann Palmer: @shannpalmer

Daniel Nester: @danielnester

Jilly Dybka: @jilly

Vanessa Daou: @vanessadaou

Anne Haines: @annehaines

Amy King: @amyhappens

Christian Bok: @christianbok

Ivy Alvarez: @ivyalvarez

Collin Kelley: @collinkelley

Sherry Chandler: @BlueGrassPoet
Samuel Peralta: @semaphore1
Patty Paine: @pattypaine
Luisa Igloria: @ThePoetsLizard
Maureen Evans: @Maureen
Christine Miller: @ChristineMiller
Zoe Nishimuta: @zoenishimuta
John Hudak: @iamcynical
T.R. "Terry" Hummer: @trhummer
K. Silem Mohammad: @ksilem
Tao Lin: @tao_lin
Dave Bonta: @morningporch
Michele Brenton: @banana_the_poet
Ray Succre: @raysuccre
Deborah Ager: @32poems and @clickwisdom
Marie-Elizabeth Mali: @memali
Joel Fried: @joeltalks
Will Kenyon: @williamkenyon
Christine Klocek-Lim: @chrissiemkl
Sharon Brogan: @sbpoet
Saeed Jones: @saeedjones
Samiya Bashir: @scryptkeeper
Rachel Barenblat: @velveteenrabi
LisaMarie Rollins: @thirdrootprod
Scott Edward Anderson: @greenskeptic
Susan Taylor Brown: @susanwrites
Deb Scott: @stoneymoss
Pamela Johnson Parker: @pamela12345
Jeffrey Thomson: @jeffreythomson
Peggy Eldridge-Love: @Plove413
James Valvis: @jamesvalvis
Alex Dimitrov: @alexdimitrov
Sally Evans: @sallyevanz
Reb Livingston: @rebliv
Jeannine Hall Gailey: @webbish6
Elizabeth Alexander: ‏@professorea
January O'Neil: @januaryoneil

Martha Silano: @marthasilano

Robert Peake: @peakepoetics

Pamela Ross: @writerross

Mary Cronin: @maryecronin

Jason Davis: @jazzone

Leslie DeJesus Marson: @phatgyrl

Allen Taylor: @worldclasspoet

Jacob Sam-La Rose: @jsamlarose

Chris Twitery Loft: @christwitery

Anthony C. Howe: @sirwumpus

Alberto J. Trevino: @atetal

Phil Boiarski: @boiarski

Kerry Slavens: @kerryslavens

Brian Pike: @paiku

Dave Morris: @davemorrisisa 

Jake Adam York: @jakeadamyork

Julie Bloemeke: @jebloemeke

Rebecca Loudon: @rloudon

Sam Rasnake: @samrasnake

Brian Campbell: @passengerflight

Diane Lockward: @dianelock

Barbara Jane Reyes: @bjanepr

Larry "Lorenzo" Fish: @theamericanpoet

Bernard Fraely: @bernfraley

Melissa Fondakowski: @mfondakowski

Mike Dockins: @sloucher72

Paul Badger: @paulpoetry

Edward Byrne: @edwardbyrne

Suzanne Frischkorn: @litwindowpane

David-Matthew Barnes: @xoxodmb

Belinda Subraman: @belindasubraman

Theresa Davis: @piraterockstar

M. Kei: @kujakupoet

Jeffrey Thomson: @jeffreythomson

Stephen S. Mills: @stephenscott22

Bryan Borland: @SRP_Bryan

Alonzo Rumfelt: @homericgeek

Ellen Hopkins: @ellenhopkinsya

Gillian Sze: @gilliansze

Eduardo Ribeiro: @edoowado

Francis Scudellari: @franscud

Bernadette Geyer: @bernadettegeyer

JC Reilly: @aishatonu

Heidi Colthup: @heidi_colthup

Julie Dill: @gatewaygroupie

Anne Boyer: @anne_boyer

Peter Ciccariello: @ciccariello
Diane Mericle: @diane1965
Lawrence Schimel: @lawrenceschimel
Julie R. Enszer: @julierenszer
Cheryl Crockett: @poetatete
Mary Karr: @marykarrlit
Khara House: @ourlostjungle
Russell Ragsdale: @russ8u
Erynn Laurie: @erynn
Torie Michelle: @torie_ib4e
Mark Stratton: @radio_nowhere_1
Donald Wayne Carroll: @donaldwayne67
Julie Jordan Scott: @juliejordanscot
Kelli Russell Agodon: @kelliagodon
Joshua Gray: @jgpoetry
David Vincenti: @dvincentipoet
Simon Cowan: @simoncowan
Julie Carter: @jflamingo2
J.D. Fuller: @jdfullerwrites
Veronica Hosking: @hosking
Meena Rose: @msmeenarose
Morgan Harlow: @morganharlow
Heather Grace Stewart: @hgracestewart
JD Green: @londyjamel
Lisa Allender: @lisaallender
Margaret Atwood: @margaretatwood
Dorothea Lasky: @dorothealasky
Sheila O'Shea: @wonderbink
Poppy Herrin: @poppyherrin1
Dorianne Laux: @doriannelaux
Randall Mann: @randallmannpoet
Paul Lisicky: @paul_lisicky
Nin Andrews: @ninandrew
Major Jackson: @poet_major
Timothy Liu: @arabadjisliu
Annie Finch: @arcfinch
Cherryl Floyd-Miller: @thebluelines
Miguel Murphy: @miguelmurphy
Patricia Caspers: @patriciacaspers
Ravi Shankar: @empurpler
D.A. Lockhart: @wriverlockhart
Rachel Zuker: @rachzuck
Nick Flynn:  ‏ @_nick_flynn_
CA Conrad: @caconrad88
Eileen Myles: @eileenmyles
Paul Legault: @theotherpaul
Alex Lemon: @AlxLemon 
D.A. Powell: @powell_da 
Patrick Rosal: @patrickrosal 
David Groff: @davidgroff
Kazim Ali: @kazimalipoet
Maureen E. Doallas: @doallas
Sandra Beasley: @sandrabeasley
Amanda Auchter: @alauchter
Steven Reigns: @stevenreigns
Brent Calderwood: @brentcalderwood
Sherman Alexie: @sherman_alexie
Daniel Kaczmarek: @adjuncthuman
J.P. Dancing Bear: @jpdancingbear
Alice Anderson: @alicepoet
Paul Guest: @paulmguest
Kwame Dawes: @kwamedawes
Gabriel Gadfly: @gabrielgadfly
Randall Weiss: @randalljweiss
Jessie Carty: @jessiepoet
Shaindel Beers: @shaindelr 
Dan Vera: @DanVera
David Herrle: @davidherrle
Joy Leftow: @violetwrites
Raymond Luczak: @deafwoof
Akinfe Fatou: @akinfe
Chris Abani: @chrisabani
Brian Spears: @briankspears
Jessica Care Moore: @jessicacaremoor
Seth Abramson: @sethabramson
Stacey Lynn Brown: @staceylynnbrown
Rusty Barnes: @rustybarnes23
Christine Hamm: @deadkitty12
Hannah Stephenson: @thestorialist
Patricia Smith: @pswordwoman
Roger Bonair-Agard: @rogerbonair
Roz Kaveney: @rozkaveney
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: @amieenez
Ren Powell: @renkath
Martha Rhodes: @cohoesian
Sheree Rabe: @writerrabe
Lisa Janice Cohen: @lisajanicecohen
Tammy Knott: @tammy_j_knott
Matt Quinn: @poemblaze
John Espinoza: @johnespinoza
Joan Barrett Roberts: @jrobertswi
Elizabeth Howard: @smallstate
Ruben Quesada: @rubenquesada

May 20 Update

John Smallshaw: @jsirony
Clare L. Martin: @martinclarel
Amy Champ: @amychamp
Carole Johnston: @morganabag
Helen Hagemann: @joyouslake
Maggie May Ethridge: @fluxcapacitor74
Lynne Procope: @lprocope
Lorne Daniel: @lornedaniel
Christina Nguyen: @tinanguyen
Donna Vorreyer: @djvorreyer
Carol Peters: @carolpeters
Jack Varnell: @emotionalorphan 
Patricia Murphy: @patriciacmurphy
Barbara Ehrentreu: @barbehr
S.E. Ingraham: @seingraham
Diana Terrill Clark: @dianadomino
Mariya Koleva: @phoenix_em
Matthew John Davies: @altahcroma
John Anstie: @poetjanstie
Phillip A. Ellis: @phillipellis
Pamela Sayers: @pamelitasayers
Pearl Ketover Prilik: @drpearl1
Patricia A. Hawkenson: @phawkenson
Aaron Kent: @minisixx
George Szirtes: @george_szirtes
De Jackson: @dejackson
Madeleine Kane: @madkane
Claudette J.Young: @claudsy1
Pamela Smyk Cleary: @pscinct
Neva Flores: @changefulstorm
Vince Wilson: @invincewill
Robert Smith: @rasmithii
S.M. Abeles: @dreamsoftoas
Edward Rinaldi: @blindedbeatpoet
Sondra J. Byrnes: @sondrajbyrnes
Keith Montesano: @keithmontesano
Kendall Ashley Bell: @kashleybell