#typewritertroubadour

[dreampoetforhire]

We’re getting blown away in the desert from one magic zone to the next. I’ll be set up with @typewritertroubadour at @joshuatreemusicfestival over the next few days! Should be quite the trip! You can also DM me or send an email to dreampoetforhire@gmail.com to commission me for a poem on any topic and I’ll send it to you in the mail. #dreampoetforhire #poetforhire #poetryondemand #streetwriters #poemstore #typewritertroubadour #buskinglife #busker #typewriterpoetry #poetsofinstagram #marshalljameskavanaugh #publicpoetry #rittenhousesquare #phillypoet #phillypoetry #creativematters (at Palm Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxknXxQjLNz/?igshid=79f4sqimrxn7

[typewritertroubadour]

Typing poems at Hillcrest Farmers Market today 10-2pm! Photo cred: Adam Johnson . . . #typewritertroubadour #streetperformer #streetpoet #poet #typewriterpoet #busker #sandiego #oceanbeach #writerlife #poetsofinstagram #poetforhire #typewriter #mensstyle #transguy #transgender #transgenderwriter #iamtrans #modernbeatpoet #listentomorejazz #poetlife #sandiegopoet #poetry

[livinginanotherdimension]

[richguerena]

Primal Instinct, a Political Statement red versus blue or the result of what a young boy will do when he is given the freedom to choose what outfit to express the colors of his soul by @typewritertroubadour san diego, ca 2017

[dreampoetforhire]

Check out this desert bum, dream hunk. Thanks to @blackowlmedia for this incredible portrait from when I typed poems at the @joshuatreemusicfestival in May. Yes, that is a cat bandana that I borrowed from my cat lover roommates in West Philly to wipe all the dust from my nose and blow out the arid West Coast air. I was the dreamiest, wordslinger, poet outlaw around. Well, besides the ever charming @typewritertroubadour who joined me for this adventure. Good vibes! Can’t wait for the next poetry excursion to the southwest in a couple weeks. #dreampoetforhire #poetforhire #poetryondemand #streetwriters #poemstore #typewritertroubadour #buskinglife #busker #typewriterpoetry #poetsofinstagram #marshalljameskavanaugh #publicpoetry #creativematters #joshuatreemusicfestival #californiatypewriter (at Joshua Tree Music Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqPJPsDhmb/?igshid=1a7zsi7hynag3

[typewritertroubadour]

Getting creative with the kids at the Little Italy Farmers Market! Topics include sisters, superheroes, class trips and friendship! . . #littleitalyfarmersmarket @littleitalymercato #typewritertroubadour #typewriterpoet #creativekids #poetrysaveslives #poetryforanewgeneration #poetryisnotdead #poetryisalive #poetforhire #creativity

[dreampoetforhire]

We out here! Me and @typewritertroubadour are working on our tans at the Village Fest in Palm Springs, CA. The California desert is always such a special sight to see and reflect upon in my poetry. Can’t wait to hike into those sacred portals tomorrow in Joshua Tree. Hope to type some poems for some of you at @joshuatreemusicfestival over the weekend! You can also DM me or send an email to dreampoetforhire@gmail.com to commission me for a poem on any topic and I’ll send it to you in the mail. #dreampoetforhire #poetforhire #poetryondemand #streetwriters #poemstore #buskinglife #busker #typewriterpoetry #poetsofinstagram #marshalljameskavanaugh #publicpoetry #rittenhousesquare #phillypoet #phillypoetry #creativematters (at Palm Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxjOwl3jaPw/?igshid=uzlblwy50k8m

[dreampoetforhire]

I find myself reflecting on different thought pieces that pop up in my feed about how in this moment we are living through a period of collective trauma. All of us feeling the loss, the grief, and the resultant depression in response to the social distance and isolation in our world right now. Even with hope on the horizon, there is so much unknown in the future and so much that won’t return from the past. The emotions of it all are often hard to find words for. I find it especially challenging in the poems I write in the park these days. It feels like a practice of balance. Not everyone right now is looking for the bright side of their experience. New age mantras only pointing to the growth as a result of a challenge, feel like they invalidate the suffering. I find myself pushed to acknowledge the depths of the struggle. A dream poet, I can’t help but give a turn of hope in the last line of each poem, but sometimes I think what is asked of me is to merely offer a vocabulary for these dull, dead, hazy, brain fog moments we sometimes wake up to amidst all that is going on in the world right now. Once we have the words for an emotion, perhaps we can begin to fully process it. Trauma takes more than a poem, though. It requests time and a warm, safe space for the healing to start. I feel so grateful that in this practice of poetry, I too am forced to slow down and reflect on my own experience in this collective trauma. Give myself the time and space to navigate this dislocated world. Move towards the extended light that is offered each spring, but remember to not rush myself. Or rush anyone else. We’re all navigating so much right now. A poem can be a reflection of the diversity of those experiences or a reminder to take a moment each day and smell the magnolias. Either way, as my friend @typewritertroubadour likes to say, #PoetrySavesLives. April 2021 📸 by @larrymantello #dreampoetforhire #poetforhire #poetryondemand #streetwriters #buskinglife #busker #typewriterpoetry #poetsofinstagram #marshalljameskavanaugh #publicpoetry #rittenhousesquare #phillypoet #phillypoetry #poetry247 (at Rittenhouse Square) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNiaMpUD9cq/?igshid=176q6o29rzf1l

[dreampoetforhire]

It’s here! My new book! Tune in tomorrow, March 31st at 8PM EST for the online release party for #TravelByHaiku! Click the link in my bio to RSVP. The show is FREE to attend. You need to RSVP to get the Zoom link. With your ticket, you can also purchase a signed copy of the new book. The night will include a dynamic range of spoken word, music, live puppetry, dance, and video art performances by @marianmclaughlin, @lindoyes, @cookietonguemusic, @righteoustpoet, @amberreneepoet, @juliadayedot, @typewritertroubadour, @ladyvalore, @seraphicromancerotstruth, @lakeswholelakes, @jafarbarron, @gardensforthelush, @movedtomove and Ethan Foote, @titwillo, @b.l.stern, @__streetrat, @thegreatbard, @gusplusgus, @magiccabaretprojects, @breadfrown, & so much more. (at Rittenhouse Square) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNEJMHxDE_3/?igshid=1v4gtsiwje56a

[dreampoetforhire]

You might’ve seen me this weekend set up with a big smile on my face, #JackKerouac’s portrait next to my typewriter, and an a-frame sandwich board next to me advertising my online book release party at the end of the month! If not, I am elated to announce to you here the line up for #TravelByHaiku on March 31st, 2021 at 8pm EST. Click the link in my bio to RSVP and join this journey. Tickets are FREE. You can also purchase signed copies of the new book, a bundle of Heartspeak Tea from event co-host @therandomtearoom, and more with your ticket. You’ll want to order your tea by March 24th, so you’ll receive it in time to enjoy during the show. The night’s festivities will feature performances of poetry, video art, music, dance, puppetry, and more, performed by the likes of @marianmclaughlin, @lindoyes, @cookietonguemusic, @righteoustpoet, @amberreneepoet, @juliadayedot, @typewritertroubadour, @ladyvalore, @seraphicromancerotstruth, @lakeswholelakes, @jafarbarron, @gardensforthelush, @movedtomove and Ethan Foote, @titwillo, @b.l.stern, @__streetrat, @thegreatbard, @gusplusgus, @magiccabaretprojects, @breadfrown, + more TBA. This is going to be a spectacle of surreal magic like none before. Connecting the community of the road from across the country in one place for your viewing pleasure. I’m all about breaking open what a poetry reading can look like. Let’s go down that road together on March 31st! Thanks to Lexi Lewis for the photo and Marian McLaughlin for the artwork on the flier. (at Rittenhouse Square) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMawQ3Djcbi/?igshid=1u2rs31cxsj94

[dreampoetforhire]

The #PoetsForPeace Zine is here! Send me a DM to get your copy today. All proceeds go to support regional BIPOC organizations and bail funds. Both digital and print versions are available! Pictured is my poetic contribution to the mix paired with words by fellow typewriter poet @typewritertroubadour based in San Diego, CA with illustrations by @drawingsbyrequest based in Seattle, WA. The spread goes to show the cross-continental solidarity portrayed throughout the zine. From Jay Morris on this new collection of poems: Poets for Peace is excited to announce the release of Poems for Resistance Vol. 1! This collection of poems breathes life into the visions of peace and many paths of protest that encompass the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Poems for Resistance uplifts the voices of BIQPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Queer People of Color) poets and creatives and the allies who stand in-step with them. The zine’s price is based on a suggested minimum donation of $5 for a digital copy of the zine and $10 (incl. shipping) for a print copy of the zine. Donations received from the sale of Poems for Resistance Vol. 1 will be used to support individuals, organizations, as well as mutual aid funds aimed at promoting restorative justice and racial equity in communities of color. Volume 1 features work from: @hauntedbussy @absentrkay @juancamillogarza @evilartform @dreampoetforhire @typewritertroubadour @juliadayedot @drawingsbyrequest and was so masterfully designed by @lawsonchambers This is a direct product of the poem-writing campaign we’ve been participating in over the last month and a half in support of protest bail funds. Thank you everyone for joining us on this journey. Now is the time for all of us to use the gifts we were given to make a better world possible. . . . #withjusticecomespeace #nojusticenopeace @citylightsbooks @oaklandpeacecenter #georgefloyd #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor @freelibrary @muralartsphilly @paintedbridequarterly @pewcenterarts #dreampoetforhire #poemstore #poetryondemand #streetwriters #marshalljameskavanaugh @poetrysocietyny @bluestockingsnyc @akpressdistro #peacepoets #peacepoetrypaint #poetryforpeace (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCydf_bjxXZ/?igshid=panwsro56n1m

[dreampoetforhire]

The #PoetsForPeace Zine no. 1 is here! Send me a DM to get your copy today. All proceeds go to support regional BIPOC organizations and bail funds. Both digital and print versions are available! From Jay Morris on this new collection of poems: Poets for Peace is excited to announce the release of Poems for Resistance Vol. 1! This collection of poems breathes life into the visions of peace and many paths of protest that encompass the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Poems for Resistance uplifts the voices of BIQPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Queer People of Color) poets and creatives and the allies who stand in-step with them. The zine’s price is based on a suggested minimum donation of $5 for a digital copy of the zine and $7 +shipping for a print copy of the zine. Donations received from the sale of Poems for Resistance Vol. 1 will be used to support individuals, organizations, as well as mutual aid funds aimed at promoting restorative justice and racial equity in communities of color. Volume 1 features work from: @hauntedbussy @absentrkay @juancamillogarza @evilartform @dreampoetforhire @typewritertroubadour @juliadayedot @drawingsbyrequest and was so masterfully designed by @lawsonchambers This is a direct product of the poem-writing campaign we’ve been participating in over the last month and a half in support of protest bail funds. Thank you everyone for joining us on this journey. Now is the time for all of us to use the gifts we were given to make a better world possible. . . . June 2020 📸 by Matthew Scott Barber #withjusticecomespeace #nojusticenopeace @citylightsbooks @oaklandpeacecenter #georgefloyd #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor @freelibrary @muralartsphilly @paintedbridequarterly @pewcenterarts #dreampoetforhire #poemstore #poetryondemand #streetwriters #marshalljameskavanaugh @poetrysocietyny @bluestockingsnyc @akpressdistro #peacepoets #peacepoetrypaint #poetryforpeace (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxJQH3j--1/?igshid=1h3v9shemn7ic

[dreampoetforhire]

The #PoetsForPeace Zine no. 1 is here! Send me a DM to get your copy today. All proceeds go to support regional BIPOC organizations and bail funds. Both digital and print versions are available! From Jay Morris on this new collection of poems for resistance: Poets for Peace is excited to announce the release of Poems for Resistance Vol. 1! This collection of poems breathes life into the visions of peace and many paths of protest that encompass the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Poems for Resistance uplifts the voices of BIQPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Queer People of Color) poets and creatives and the allies who stand in-step with them. The zine’s price is based on a suggested minimum donation of $5 for a digital copy of the zine and $7 +shipping for a print copy of the zine. Donations received from the sale of Poems for Resistance Vol. 1 will be used to support individuals, organizations, as well as mutual aid funds aimed at promoting restorative justice and racial equity in communities of color. Issue 1 features work from: @hauntedbussy @absentrkay @juancamillogarza @evilartform @dreampoetforhire @typewritertroubadour @juliadayedot @drawingsbyrequest and was so masterfully designed by @lawsonchambers This is a direct product of the poem-writing campaign we’ve been participating in over the last month and a half in support of protest bail funds. Thank you everyone for joining us on this journey. Now is the time for all of us to use the gifts we were given to make a better world possible. . . . June 2020 📸 by Matthew Scott Barber #withjusticecomespeace #nojusticenopeace @citylightsbooks @oaklandpeacecenter #georgefloyd #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor @freelibrary @muralartsphilly @paintedbridequarterly @pewcenterarts #dreampoetforhire #poemstore #poetryondemand #streetwriters #marshalljameskavanaugh @poetrysocietyny @bluestockingsnyc @akpressdistro #peacepoets #peacepoetrypaint #poetryforpeace (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxDGKdjBm1/?igshid=t7wkb40fnqxe

[dreampoetforhire]

The movement for Black Lives continues. The #PoetsForPeace want to give back to you for your donation. We are offering poems on demand, drawings by request, seeds of change, and chapbooks for folks who contribute to the movement and donate to a BIPOC organization in support of #BlackLivesMatter. Here’s how you can get a personalized creation in gratitude for your contribution: 1. Pick a poet 2. Donate to a BIPOC organization and screenshot the receipt 3. Tell your poet a socially-minded topic or pick from a published work and receive a personalized creation in gratitude Participating poets are based all over the country. Check out and follow their work! They are @hauntedbussy @typewritertroubadour @ladyvalore @misstephaniebee @dreampoetforhire @marianmclaughlin @movedtomove @juliadayedot @drawingsbyrequest @samfloetry From Jay Morris on this project: During times like these, it is important for artists and creatives to tap into art’s legacy of resistance; to shine a light on our collective humanity in pivotal moments of history. For that reason, the Poets for Peace -- a collective of artists dedicated to using poetry in the pursuit of social justice -- is offering their gifts and talents to match individual donations to mutual aid organizations with personalized poems and collections of their work. These donations are crucial in sustaining the efforts of peaceful protests around the country. To receive your socially-minded poem from me, send a DM with a receipt as confirmation of your charitable contribution. Some orgs/bizs you can support in the Philadelphia region: @frannylous @harrietts_bookshop @hakimsbookstore @blacklivesmatterphl @blackbrownworkerscooperative @blacktranstravelfund @btfacollective Thank you to everyone for your efforts so far, and know that we all have a role to play in making a better world possible. June 2020 📸 by @matthewscottbarber #poetsforpeace #nojusticenopeace #georgefloyd #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor #dreampoetforhire #poemstore #poetryondemand #streetwriters #marshalljameskavanaugh (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHLG_wjPLx/?igshid=1ndogryvu0obk

[dreampoetforhire]

The #PoetsForPeace are offering poems on demand, drawings by request, seeds of change, and chapbooks for folks who contribute to the movement and donate to a bail fund or BIPOC organization in support of #BlackLivesMatter. Here’s how you can get a personalized creation in gratitude for your contribution: 1. Pick a poet 2. Donate to a bail fund or BIPOC organization and screenshot the receipt 3. Tell your poet a topic and receive a personalized creation in gratitude Participating poets are based all over the country. Check out and follow their work! They are @hauntedbussy @typewritertroubadour @ladyvalore @misstephaniebee @dreampoetforhire @marianmclaughlin @movedtomove @juliadayedot @drawingsbyrequest @samfloetry From Jay Morris on this project: During times like these, it is important for artists and creatives to tap into art’s legacy of resistance; to shine a light on our collective humanity in pivotal moments of history. For that reason, the Poets for Peace -- a collective of artists dedicated to using poetry in the pursuit of social justice -- is offering their gifts and talents to match individual donations to mutual aid organizations with personalized poems and collections of their work. These donations are crucial in sustaining the efforts of peaceful protests around the country. We represent various cities across the United States, to better extend our reach and distribute the benefits of mutual aid to those who need it. To receive your personalized poem from me, send a DM with a donation receipt as confirmation of your charitable contribution. If you are not sure who to donate to, click the link in my bio for a list of bail funds around the country. Thank you to everyone for your efforts so far, and know that we all have a role to play in answering the call for justice. #poetsforpeace #nojusticenopeace #phillybailfund #georgefloyd #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor #blacklivesmatter #dreampoetforhire #poemstore #poetryondemand #streetwriters #marshalljameskavanaugh #poetry247 #peopledelphia (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBd_mYWjEau/?igshid=1p2v6fr08ojhy

[dreampoetforhire]

Oceanside. California dreamin’. Working the beat of the streets with @typewritertroubadour at #obfarmersmarket in San Diego, CA. Can’t stop feeling the surf of the ocean as the poems rattle out. Typewritten revolutions, feeling where the wave of the 60s crashed and fell back. #dreampoetforhire #poetforhire #poetryondemand #streetwriters #buskinglife #busker #typewriterpoetry #poetsofinstagram #marshalljameskavanaugh #publicpoetry #rittenhousesquare #phillypoet #phillypoetry #creativematters (at Ocean Beach Farmers Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgfqHUjoYz/?igshid=1og3utcrko041