Possible Poetry

First, the reader approaches the poet and has a short interaction, lasting 5-15 minutes, about what they would like the content of their poem to be about. The poet then begins typing an improvised poem based on their interaction, and may ask for more information during the process. When finished, the poet performs the poem out loud, signs and hands it off to the reader for them to keep!

I began typing poems for strangers on the streets of the French Quarter in 2018. The decision to take my typewriter out and talk to passersby has changed my life for the better, forever. This performance is a combination between intuitive “dry reading” of a person, speed therapy, and stand up comedy. It is both an exercise in writing and interpersonal connection. The poems all have a piece of the person it’s for in them, and are all truly one of a kind.