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In the times of great poets there was no Internet. They used ink and paper to write their poems. They were not able to post their new works on Facebook or Instagram. If they wanted to share their new poems, they gathered together in somebody's flat and read them aloud. There were several flats in Moscow where poets gathered. When you walk along some streets in Moscow or Saint-Petersburg, you can be sure that Pushkin or Mayakovsky walked along the same streets. These poetical meetings were very important for the cultural life of society.

It may seem that the tradition to meet and read poems disappeared. But it didn't! Nowadays there are several restaurants and bars where modern poets gather and read aloud their poems. Sometimes they dedicate their meetings to old times and read the poems of famous poets. Sometimes these evenings are accompanied by music — guitar or saxophone. There is no dress code. Poets can come wearing evening dresses or jeans. It doesn't matter.

Another way to share your art today is Instagram. You can post videos where you read poems of your own or of famous writers. You can participate in different contests and win prizes. Also, poetry can accompany exhibitions and different events. When a gallery opens a new exhibition, there may be a small concert of poetry in the evening of the opening. So poems are still alive and a part of cultural life!

Artists meet with poets to discuss their poems.

Pushkin walked along Moscow streets when he went to poetic meetings.

Poets of the past didn't like to share their poetry.

Modern poets don't meet to read poems.

Evenings of modern poetry are carried in expensive restaurants.

Modern poets meet in the flats.

Nowadays poets use Instagram to promote their works.