From readers to writers: How digital platforms are creating a new generation of citizen poets

On any given evening, a poem written in a small apartment in Limassol can be read moments later in Rotterdam, Dublin or Berlin. The journey from notebook to audience no longer depends on publishers, print runs or literary connections. Increasingly, it requires only the confidence to press “publish”.

That quiet shift from private writing to public sharing is becoming more visible in Cyprus’ cultural life. As Cyprus Mail recently reported in its coverage of a creative writing workshop linked to the Larnaca Biennale...