We are proud to represent forty-five international, multicultural creatives, who are the fuel for the magic we create all around the world. we CAN’T WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU.

We are based in:

NYC + DC

SF + LA

Chicago + Louisville

Boston + Miami

Portland + Seattle

Vancouver, BC + Montreal, QC

London, UK

Paris, FR

Berlin, DE

Johannesburg, South Africa

and travel internationally, of course.

THE typewriter poets OF ARS POETICA

Peter Tiso is a canoeist, cartographer, GPS genius, farmer, typewriter repairman, and of course, poet. He keeps our Massachusetts contingency in tip top shape from Great Barrington.

She’s the founder of Ars Poetica so ya, she’s alright.

Jayshawn is an interdisciplinary scholar-artist and award-winning writer based in New York City. From spoken word to page, he uses poetry as a communal tool for people to think across ideas of social justice and the world we live in.

Nunyala is a creative polymath based in NYC that draws inspiration from experiences both real and fantastical to create art that materializes their spiritual beliefs + otherworldly convictions. When they are not wordsmithing, they are painting aliens on jackets, drinking copious amounts of (bubble) tea, and making a new playlist for an oddly specific event or feeling.

Peyton is an actress and writer based in Los Angeles. She discovered her love for writing at a young age and has found the most profound joy in supplying friends and strangers with words of warmth, affirmation, and a dash of silliness. A playful and intuitive presence with a fine attention to small, beautiful things. You can check out her work on her poetry page Poems By Peyt.

Iman Khondker is a Bangladeshi-American poet, chef, visual artist, and generally prolific creative-type. If there’s something to be made, she wants to make it from scratch, by hand, from the ground up. Her poetry is often about putting form to very specific feelings … to emotions that seem abstract until you read the words on the page. Recently relocated from a decade in Brooklyn to Boston.

Vironika Wilde is a poet, activist, spoken word artist, immigrant, tree hugger, and cat fanatic. Those who have read her poetry books, Love and Gaslight and the blood in her honey, call her raw, honest, and willing to spill tough truths about trauma, society, and the human condition. As a nomadic stage poet, she's performed many cities, including Toronto, Vancouver, Honolulu, Portland, Sydney, and Melbourne. Her debut spoken word album, Too Much For You, released in 2020 on all streaming platforms. When Vironika isn't writing, she loves getting lost, looking at the stars, dancing, and eating pickles (sometimes, all at once). You're welcome to visit her website and follow her on Instagram.

B. Cordera is a published poet, nonfiction writer, and emerging journalist who investigates the intersections between environment, climate change, religion, pop culture, and ecowomanism. Cordera was a finalist for the 2020 Narrative 30 Below contest. Her work (poetry and nonfiction) can be found or is forthcoming in Grist Fix, The New Territory, Rhino, Narrative, and PANK. She received her MFA from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Cordera teaches for St Louis Poetry Center and roller skates in her free time.

Cat is a calligrapher and free-hand engraver from Southern California. Her hobby quickly turned into a passion project and business when she was fundraising for a volunteer trip to partner with local autism centers around the world. Cat specializes in elevating your ideas by combining luxury and art through calligraphy and engraving.

Lily Monsour (she/her) is a poet from Denver, Colorado. She studied Creative Writing at New School in NYC and worked as an editor at their literary journal. In her free time, Lily likes to practice yoga, backpack, and play with her cat Momo.

She is based in Los Angeles!

Annelih Hamilton (she/her) is a storyteller, actor, poet, and lifelong learner based on the lands of the Coast Salish Indigenous peoples (colonially known as greater Seattle-Tacoma, WA). Proud Filipina/x-American. Spellbound by words and brings enthusiasm and spunky energy to her work. Let’s hang @JamWithA.Ham on Instagram!

Jane is a writer, entrepreneur, and autism therapist Washington, DC. Jane has a B.A. and M.A. in comparative literature from Goldsmiths, University of London, and will likely channel the divine through her work. 

Sarah graduated from Saint Mary's College and is currently getting her MA in Environment, Peace, and Conflict Resolution and curating an exhibit on the role poetry plays in how civilians and communities process trauma in wartime. She also makes a great cherry danish.

E.R. Pulgar is a Venezuelan American poet, music journalist, and translator. Their criticism has appeared in i-D, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and elsewhere. Their poems have appeared in PANK Magazine and b l u s h and they have designed workshops for Catapult and The New York Public Library.

Zoe Branch is a writer and artist living in Brooklyn. Previously a journalist, she has spent the last four years building a life as a poet—first via her own business, flora & phrase, and now too as a performer with Ars Poetica. She also serves as the company’s Director of Sales.

G.M. Palmer (he/they) is a disabled, queer, cyborg writer living with his wife and daughters on a poodle farm in North Florida. He enjoys building guitar pedals with his daughter and recording poetry jams for his podcast with the Faculty of Funk. Called the Lester Bangs of poetry criticism, his poetry and prose can be found at The Hopkins Review, Literary Matters and elsewhere. His book Olyver Currant was released from Art City Books; No Fairy Queen, a fantasy coloring poetry book, from Happy Tapir Press; his collection With Rough Gods is available from Jagged Door Press. Follow him on Twitter @GM_Palmer.

Nicole Smolinski is a French-American mental health clinician, writer, mindset coach and former D1 athlete currently residing in Southern California. She's a proud UC Davis alumna with a master's in clinical psychology. As an associate marriage and family therapist and associate professional clinical counselor, she provides therapy to individuals with the intention that each person's unique story and experience can feel seen, validated and explored without judgment. Whether through writing in cathartic ways, making deep meaningful connections, or doing work in the therapy room, Nicole is ultimately passionate about helping individuals heal and find freedom to step into their truest selves (even if it’s not always pretty or put-together).

Rebbekah Vega-Romero is a performer, poet, producer, and proudly triracial Latina bruja, who resides in her native NYC with her familiar, a black cat named Artie. A YoungArts award-winning writer, she graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s in English and Theatre. Rebbekah has performed at theatres across America from Boston (A Civil War Christmas/Huntington) to Seattle (Maria/West Side Story/5th Avenue). She produced the forthcoming short films “The Appraiser,” and “The Question,” which she also wrote and stars in. Her poetry has been published in The Quaranzine Zine and Sixfold. Her tarot wisdom is available online through Ruby's Realm Tarot. Rebbekah hopes her work will inspire other mixed-race girls to realize that “there’s a place for us.” Visit her virtually @RebbekahVR or www.RebbekahVegaRomero.com.

Jamie Dawson is a professional performer and award-winning spoken word poet whose topics and research range from black life and multiculturalism to women’s rights and healing. Jamie was born and raised in Tampa, FL and developed her writing and performance skills with Heard Em Say Youth Arts Collective. She made history by placing in the Hillsborough County District Poetry Jam three consecutive times, and qualified four times for the internationally competing Tampa youth poetry slam team. Jamie was active in the Tampa youth arts scene up until her matriculation to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she joined the 9th Cohort of the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community. Jamie graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Psychology and Afro-American Studies with an emphasis in the arts. In her ten years as a writer and performance artist, Jamie has completed dozens of collaborative and interdisciplinary projects from music to dance and identity exploration. The combination of the pillars of art, academics, and activism guide Jamie’s work, and are present in her two solo shows Goddess At Your Feet directed by Dana Pellebon and Feast of Flowers directed by Karl Iglesias. Jamie is also a workshop facilitator and teaching artist focused on themes of healing, storytelling as community building, and diversity and inclusion as responsible art activism.

Elizabeth Burch-Hudson is an LA based writer. Their work is published with Forever Mag, HAD, Rejection Lit, and the Gay and Lesbian Review. They were a Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival 2022. She'd love to write a sequel to Teeth (2007) and get the world's first Wellbutrin sponsorship.

Born in Nebraska and raised in Western Colorado, Zoe Stanek has found her place among the trees in Oregon’s Pacific Northwest. She’s a writer who takes inspiration from nature and everyday magic. Her dream is to become an author that might someday be part of everyone’s libraries.

Jen Cheng is an alchemist, a creator of poetry, writing, songs, and film. She plays the typewriter like Debussy’s Rêverie to share the magic of improvisation and cast manifestos. Jen is a multidisciplinary storyteller and you can see more of her work on www.JenCvoice.com

Shnayjaah is South Florida's Youth Poet Laureate, a 3-time YoungArts Winner, and a slam poet studying at Columbia University. Her writing is witty, sarcastic, and committed to social justice. She is addicted to Red Bull and The Vampire Diaries.

Bryson is a poet, actor and gym buff based in Chicago, who graduated from Millikin University with a double major in Theatre and Creative Writing out his written publications here.

Sophie is a Portland-based freelance writer, confirmed lesbian, and former rugby player. She’s also a creative writing instructor at Elephant Rock, a nonfiction reader for Orison Books, and a profile writer at Street Roots.

Tallen Gabriel is a poet, musician, and spiritual practitioner originally from the Mojave Desert and currently based in NYC. There’s nothing they love more than fostering organic moments of human connection, be it behind her typewriter, tarot cards, or alongside their cello. “Tallen makes the ordinary magical and the mysterious understandable.” - Sunsets

Christopher is a Navajo poet and filmmaker from Flagstaff, AZ. He directs with the purpose to inspire the next generation. He is based in Los Angeles where he’ll surely inspire you too.

Annie is a writer, performer and lover of the arts from Essex, England. A mother to two beautiful children, she also enjoys anything healing, including; tarot reading, crystals and yoga. Currently leaning towards a career in Child Psychology, Annie loves to use her artistic side to bring comfort, relatability and warmth to people of all ages.

Gina is a Caribbean-American multi-disciplinary artist and writer. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Southern California for Creative Writing with a minor in Linguistics. She believes art is a way to express and celebrate our humanity, exploring themes of the self and the black identity with her poetry.

Elle Warren is a poet in Savannah, Georgia. Her chapbook, Come Back For a Little Bit, is forthcoming with Game Over Books in April 2023. She also works as a teaching artist and writing consultant. For more about her, check out her website, www.ellewarrenwrites.com or Instagram @ellehasatypewriter.

Noah’s a SoCal-based poet and freelancer.

He’s had work published in The Catalyst and OlyArts Magazines, as well as the Santa Barbara Independent. He dreams that one day he and his partner will have enough space for a duck and a house pig, who are (obviously) best friends.

Check out his poetry here!

Kyla Wilson is a Portland-based fiction writer and poet who explores trauma, disability and illness, and queerness in their work. They worked as the Managing Editor of The Silk Road Review at Pacific University, where they earned their degree in Creative Writing. Kyla has since had poetry published in The West Trestle Review.

Hannah Monsour is a poet and actress based in Brooklyn, NY. From a young age, it was clear she wanted to spend her life connecting with others through art. Whether it be on stage or behind a typewriter, there is always a story she's ready to tell. 

An actress and poet a poet based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Our artists have written for Drew Barrymore, Meryl Streep, Hillary Clinton, Bill Murray, Queen Latifah, Rosario Dawson, Rufus Wainwright, Emmy Rossum, and other celebs - but there were no cameras allowed, so we’ll tell you about it in person. ;)

#celeblife = #poetlife