What does Lana del Rey, Mitski, and sad girl poetry all have in common? They are emotionally raw and introspective. From Rupi Kaur to Sylvia Plath, “sad girl” poetry is all over social media. These poets take their emotion and pain and paint it on the page. But it isn’t just poetry popping up on everyone’s feed; It’s music. Musicians Lana del Rey and Mitski are two artists whose lyrics are often shared as though they are poems lifted right out of a chapbook.They are complex, vulnerable, and full of stark imagery that really speaks to listeners. But, what makes these posts so shareable is that you’d never know they were lyrics from a song Music and poetry have always gone hand in hand. They make the same elements, emotion and experience, and build the same tools, metaphor, beat, and rhyme. However, not every song is a poem with a soundtrack. So, what is it about Lana del Rey and Mitski that sets their music apart and so firmly in the world of poetry? View this post on Instagram A post shared by luvicle (@luvicle) Sad Girl Poetry View this post on Instagram A post shared by etherbypat (@etherbypat) Lana