This Woman's Visual Poetry Will Make You Feel Things You've Never Felt

Writer Nikita Gill, 28, is blowing up on social media for her feminist poetry that she presents as images on her Instagram and Tumblr. Despite receiving 137 rejection letters from publishers, the London-based star continues to gain a huge following that includes celebrities Khloé Kardashian and LeAnn Rimes who have regrammed her work. With 11,000 Instagram followers and over 50,000 on her blog (which she started just last year), her poetry has proved to reach young audiences most. "A lot of young girls reach out to me," Nikita told Vocativ. "I am a feminist writer that likes to focus on empowering women through poetry . . . I was very luck[y] to have a progressive father who always told me I am a lioness, not to ever let anyone tell me that I am less. You'll see that image a lot in my poetry."

Her nontraditional methods make poetry digestible for readers, and her work has taken the Internet by storm as she's become a viral presence across Twitter and Pinterest as well. Ahead, see 12 of her best selections that are guaranteed to strike a chord.

01
Why be normal?

Why be normal?

02
The meadow where . . .

The meadow where . . .

03
Just the way you are

Just the way you are

04
Her silence

Her silence

05
How to destroy a person

How to destroy a person

06
Fake it till you make it

Fake it till you make it

08
Welcome the darkness

Welcome the darkness

09
Losing you

Losing you

10
I am lonely

I am lonely

11
The girl who was afraid to be

The girl who was afraid to be

12
Before you

Before you