Mosaic, released in 1993 by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, was the first web browser to display images inline with text on the same page. It made the World Wide Web visually accessible to non-technical users and triggered rapid growth in the internet's public audience. Within a few years, poetry archives, literary magazines, and author websites began appearing online in significant numbers.

The launch of the Mosaic Browser in 1993 revolutionized access to the internet, fostering online literary communities and platforms for poets like Eileen Myles. This democratization of web access allowed for diverse voices and styles to flourish, reshaping contemporary poetry's landscape.