hire a typewriter Poet!
The Poetry Society of New York specializes in bringing poets to public events, private parties, and commercial environments. Wielding vintage typewriters, our professional Typewriter Poets write spontaneous, customized poems for clients, employees, & guests to take home as meaningful mementos, personalized gifts, or party favors.
IMMERSIVE INSTALLATIONS FOR EVERY OCCASION
Looking for an immersive installation or activation at your event that’s a little outside the box? From art openings to corporate events, weddings to holiday parties, and birthdays to baby showers, there’s no event that isn’t enhanced by a Typewriter Poet! Our poets create a unique and memorable experience, captivating your guests with the art of spontaneous poetry.
TRUSTED BY TOP BRANDS
PSNY’s Typewriter Poetry clients have included businesses like Free People, Opening Ceremony, Rag & Bone, The Macallan, and many more. As these companies have discovered, experiential marketing and interactive advertising help businesses truly connect with their clients. What better way to connect than through poetry? Each poem is a personal touch that leaves a lasting impression.
HOW IT WORKS
Our poets arrive at your event with vintage typewriters, ready to create on-the-spot, personalized poems based on prompts from your guests. The process is engaging and interactive, allowing guests to see their thoughts and feelings transformed into beautiful, tangible poetry.
Still unsure? No worries! Ask our Chatbot here for a poem, and it’ll bring you through a mock typewriter poetry process!
services offered
Event Typewriter Poetry: Perfect for weddings, corporate events, parties, and more.
Commission-a-Poem: Personalized poems for special occasions, gifts, or keepsakes.
Poetry Installations: Unique poetic experiences tailored to your event theme.
TESTIMONIALS
meet our typewriter poets
Cierra Martin is a Brooklyn based poet and producer. As the host of the poetry interview series There's A Lot to Unpack Here, Cierra facilitates live honest and educational discussion of all things poetry and writing practice. Her writing is rooted in what it means to hold and let go of memories and how to leave things better than you found them. She loves tattoos and thinks that everyone should spend a day on Staten Island.
Fi (F.M Papaz) is a Greek-Australian poet who moved to New York for love and has loved staying to build a life here. Her chapbook Distance Makes the Heart Grow (Feb, 2024) is about conquering the10,000 mile long-distance relationship that brought her here. Her poems have been published in literary magazines in the United States and Australia and she currently serves as the Managing Editor of PSNY's journal Milk Press. She takes joy in crafting typewriter poems that are timeless and pure, speaking to the heart of their addressee in a way that can be cherished for years to come. Find her @fmpapaz on social media or her website fmpapaz.com.
Emi Bergquist (she/her) is a Brooklyn based poet, performer, and content creator. Emi has been a poet with the Poetry Society of New York since 2015. Her has work published in literary journals including What Rough Beast, Oxford Public Philosophy, Oroboro, Passengers Journal, For Women Who Roar, Noctua Review, In Parentheses, and others. When not reading or writing poetry, she prefers to spend most of her time at the park with her dog.
Christina M. Rau, The Yoga Poet, leads Meditate, Move, & Create workshops for various organizations, and she loves a celebration involving on-the-spot poetry. Her own poetry airs on Destinies radio show (WUSB) and appears in various literary journals like fillingStation and The Disappointed Housewife, and her collections include How We Make Amends, What We Do To Make Us Whole, and the Elgin Award-winning Liberating The Astronauts. During her downtime, she watches the Game Show Network. http://www.christinamrau.com