- I hate the reels format of consuming content with a burning passion. I don't like how it reduces our attention spans. I want to help get rid of it.
- If reels can make short-form content addictive, why not use the same design to make poetry or books engaging?
- I wanted to understand the Infinite Scroll pattern
Poe.try is a minimalist poetry reading application designed to enhance your poetry consumption experience. The app provides a clean, distraction-free interface for reading poems with elegant typography and smooth animations. The design of the app was inspired by apps like tiktok and instagram reels which recently gave rise to the issue of "doomscrolling", which I wish never existed.
- Elegant Reading Experience: Beautiful typography and layout designed for poetry reading
- Responsive Design: Fully responsive across all devices from mobile to desktop
- Animation Effects: Subtle animations for an enhanced reading experience
- Reading Progress Indicator: Shows your position in the poem
- Back to Top Navigation: Easy navigation for longer poems
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Framer Motion for animations
- Vite for build tooling
- Node.js (v14 or higher)
- npm or yarn
- Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd poetry-app- Install dependencies
npm install
# or
yarn- Start the development server
npm run dev
# or
yarn dev- Open your browser and navigate to
http://localhost:5173
- Scroll to read through stanzas
- Use the "back to top" button to return to the beginning of the poem
- User accounts for saving favorite poems
- Theme customization options
- Social sharing capabilities
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
- Inspired by the need for distraction-free poetry reading
- Thanks to the authors of the poems that make this app worthwhile
- Poetrydb : For supplying the poems