Offerings
Our offerings exist like a proverbial garden. Whether you're craving blooming flowers for your wedding or hearty sustenance for your work retreat, our harvest is open to all. So stop and smell the roses.
Discover all the ways Ars Poetica can impact your event, workspace, or classroom.
Let the written word
Transform any occasion
Into something more
How it works
EXPLORE
Indulge your curiosity and discover the many services we have to offer. Consider all aspects of your gathering (whether festive, corporate, or educational), and identify which package aligns with your wildest dreams. Once you've managed that, the dream-making can begin.
Connect
Click "Book Now" to initiate the line of communication with one of our account managers. From there, we will work as a team to solidify event logistics, such as budget, timing, and the number of poets needed. We're eager to get to know you, so you can expect a quick response from an account manager.
customize
Peruse our add-ons to transform your event into a remarkable, personalized experience. Whether you'd like to preserve your memories through a custom stamp, on-site framing, or shareable social media content, we can guarantee an unforgettable souvenir. Let us put the “you” in haiku.
Enjoy
Finally, kick back and relax as one (or a whole group) of our poets and empathic artists arrives at your event (dressed to your theme) and delights guests left and right. Revel in the magic we’ve created together, and make sure to take a moment to enjoy the experience yourself.
Creative Direction + Ideation
Need a shot of hyper creative, unorthodox thinking for your event idea, brand campaign, product launch, or client project? We've helped name products, come up with witty taglines, conceptualize interactive event activations, and craft content series for individuals, non-profits, and companies on three continents, in five+ languages.
Copywriting
Need creative copy that goes above and beyond? Swap Artificial Intelligence for Actual Individuals. With our team of masterful wordsmiths, you can enjoy engaging copy that flows like honey.
Ongoing Partnerships
Looking for creatives to work with on a longer term basis? Seeking brand ambassadors and content creators who have values that align with your brand? Let's partner and build lasting impact.
Education
We have teaching artists across the United States and love bringing out the artist inside everyone: especially students. We offer writing, performance, and creative entrepreneurship workshops and presentations ranging from 30 minutes to multi-day immersives.
Therapeutic Art and Poetry
We have been hosting a free weekly online therapeutic poetry workshop with our friends SocietyX since April 2020. Join our class, and reach out if you'd like us to host a private, customized experience for your community.
Luxurious and Delightful typewriter Poetry for All
remote
With our VIP Poem Delivery, you can receive gorgeous poetry from anywhere. Share a virtual live reading on social media, or eagerly wait by the mailbox for a custom poem wax-sealed in an envelope.
in person
Invite a poet (or three!) to your party! Our poets will arrive with a vintage typewriter and delight your guests with custom, on-demand poetry.
Poetry not your thing? What about live painting, calligraphy, tarot, astrology, and music? If it’s creative entertainment, we’ve got it.
travel
Don't have a poet or artist near you? No worries. Many of our talented artists are available to travel internationally and would love to attend your event. Contact us to receive an estimate for travel costs.
local
We're proud to represent over 75 creatives all over the globe. Check out our About Us to read more about the artists in your community and start forging a connection with a unique artist right around the corner.
Packages
How it feels:
In the hotel lobby
Among priceless works of art
Under a disco ball
Next to the DJ booth
Across the room from the jazz band
On a velvet sofa
In a brilliant spotlight
At a dinner party
During happy hour
By the open bar
Delivering poems by car
There is a poet at a vintage typewriter,
And they look amazing,
And they are smiling at me.
Guest experience:
The ultimate personalized delight: guests opt in to approach the poet whenever they desire, and each bespoke 1:1 interaction (2-3 minutes) results in a poem to take away with them. Poem topics can be fully guided by the client or chosen with the poet's thoughtful help. Many guests laugh, cry, ask for hugs, and share with friend or online. Some even get their poems tattooed.
This package always includes:
at least one talented, empathetic, stylishly dressed poet trained in Ars Poetica's proprietary listening and improvisational creation method
a vintage manual typewriter (no electricity needed)
a small, portable, customizable sign with room for 3 lines of text (eg FREE POEMS FOR YOU <3 JANE + JOHN or ASK THE POET ANYTHING - BETTER THAN CHATGPT)
fine cotton cards for the poems (dimensions 3.5 x 4.75)
an optional custom stamp (single color) to hand stamp the back of each card with your logo, insignia, or social media information
Optional add-ons include:
Custom printed paper and/or envelopes of any size
On-site framing, mailing of poems, wax seals, or other thematic customization
Furnishings for the poetry booth
Grand Finale Poem (the poet writes & performs their reflections on moments shared throughout the event)
Videography + Photography
TikTok, IG, horizontal video recaps for sharing on @arspoetica.us sharing or on your channels
Instagram Flyers and Stories, Carousels, and Reels pre- or post event
Calligraphy + Illustration
Copywriting Services, Creative Direction, Brand Ambassadorship
How it feels:
I am awe-inspired:
the banal world falls away to show
a pearl of fantasy
a rainbow of delight
a sprinkle of mystery
Refreshed, I return
to a brighter lifeline
Guest experience:
Approach the (quiet, somewhat secluded) area where the mystic waits. Enjoy a momentary escape from reality and let your imagination and spirit roam. The interaction can be totally ephemeral, or you can opt to receive tangible poetic takeaways that serve as a reminder of the divination experience. Guests walk away feeling deeply seen.
This package always includes:
at least one talented, empathetic, stylishly dressed mystic trained in Ars Poetica's proprietary listening and improvisational creation method
divination tools: tarot and oracle cards, tea leaves, natal charts, occult texts (no electricity needed)
a small, portable, customizable sign with room for 3 lines of text (eg TAROT POETRY or ASK THE ASTROLOGER ANYTHING)
typewriter + fine cotton cards if divination is paired with poetic takeaways (dimensions 3.5 x 4.75)
an optional custom stamp (single color) to hand stamp the back of each card with your logo, insignia, or social media information
Mystic Arts Include:
Tarot
Astrology
Tarot Poems
3-card tarot + poetic synopsis
Astro Poems
natal chart + poetic guidance
Human Design
Oracle Reading
Meditation
Hypnosis
Tea leaf reading
Optional add-ons include:
Atmospheric set pieces: candles, dried flowers, table covering, crystals, etc
Custom printed paper and/or envelopes of any size
On-site framing, mailing of poems, wax seals, or other thematic customization
Furnishings for the poetry booth
Videography
Photography
TikTok, IG, horizontal video recaps for sharing on @arspoetica.us sharing or your channels
Instagram Flyers and Stories, Carousels, and Reels pre- or post event
Calligraphy + Illustration
Grand Finale Poem (the poet writes & performs their reflections on moments shared throughout the event)
Copywriting Services
Creative Direction
Brand Ambassadorship
How it feels
Knock knock
Who's there?
Great Gatsby, it's a poet
in coattails, with champagne
Here with a verse
for your special day
Sip your bubbles
as the muses converse
Now smile wide and behold
pure artistry - unrehearsed
Guest experience
Place an order, get a poem. A formally dressed poet provides VIP poetic delivery and presentation services one of three ways:
Poems are delivered silently in envelopes to be read by recipients at their leisure
Poet delivers poem with a personal dramatic reading for the recipient
Poet provides a real-time in-situ poem generation experience (lasting 5-10 minutes)
This package includes
at least one talented, empathetic, stylishly dressed poet trained in Ars Poetica's proprietary listening and improvisational creation method
a vintage manual typewriter (no electricity needed)
fine cotton cards for the poems (dimensions 3.5 x 4.75)
an optional custom stamp (single color) to hand stamp the back of each card with your logo, insignia, or social media information
Optional add-ons
Custom printed paper and/or envelopes of any size
On-site framing, mailing of poems, wax seals, or other thematic customization
Videography
Photography
TikTok, IG, your horizontal video recaps for sharing on @arspoetica.us or your channels
Instagram Flyers and Stories, Carousels, and Reels pre- or post event
Calligraphy + Illustration
Copywriting Services
Creative Direction
Brand Ambassadorship
Popular workshop themes
Personal growth, Self-esteem
Discovering and trusting your taste
AI, future, technology
Collaboration
Editing
Public speaking
Persuasive communication
Humor
Love poems (can be tailored to men, women, GNC, or mixed gender)
Seasons and holidays
Specific poetic forms: haiku, limerick, sonnet, sestina, renga, cento, blackout, concrete, pantoum, autonomic, free verse, autobiographical, songwriting, psychedelic, sci-fi, square poems, landay, duplex, 8x8, short stack, manifesto, ars poetica, sensory
Demographic-specific themes
Women's History
LGBTQIA2S+ Pride
Black History/Heritage
Latin(x) History/Heritage
AAPI History/Heritage
Immigrant / refugee storytelling
Guest experience
Teacher welcomes attendees and introduces the theme
-ice breaker exercise if desired
Teacher shares 2-5 inspiring quotes and perspectives on the theme
Teacher guides the group through 1-3 easy warmup and "open up" exercises
-this can also include a brief meditation if desired
Longer structure free-write on the theme (with optional poetic form, e.g. haiku, sonnet)
Time to share what attendees wrote
-can reflect on work together if the group doesn't want to share individually
This package always includes
at least one talented, empathetic, stylishly dressed poet trained in Ars Poetica's proprietary listening, teaching, facilitation, and improvisational creation methods
Optional add-ons include
Participants get to learn how to use a typewriter and type their finished poems together
Keepsake Service: Teacher can document finished poems, type them up on a typewriter on fine paper after the workshop, and mail them to participants
On-site framing, mailing of poems, wax seals, or other thematic customization
Videography + Photography
TikTok, IG, horizontal video recaps to share on @arspoetica.us or your channels
Instagram Flyers and Stories, Carousels, and Reels pre- or post event
DIY or lesson in Calligraphy / Illustration
Teacher or other AP staff can make themselves available post workshop for questions or followup (1:1 or small group sessions)
Event Duration and locations
30, 60, or 90-minute versions are possible, as well as virtual, in-person, and hybrid
How it feels
I knew it was special
but now it feels epic
We can become muses and tale tellers
we can be moved to laughter and tears
I recognize my contribution
I see pieces of you and me
In a work of art so unrepeatable
it could almost stop time
Guest experience
As a culminating moment at your event, a custom poem is presented and performed. This poem can be generated one of three ways:
The poet can consult with you / your team in advance of the event for a pre-approved, pre-written poem
This can be accomplished quickly with a single phone call, or done slowly with multiple drafts/stakeholders
The poet can witness your event live and take notes throughout to synthesize into a poem
Poets need at least 15 minutes, ideally 30, to synthesize notes into a poem of 1-3 minutes length
Guests can submit words and ideas to be incorporated into the poem
This can be a surprise to the guests (they don't know that the result will be a poem) or they can be clued in to the process
This package always includes
at least one talented, empathetic, stylishly dressed poet trained in Ars Poetica's proprietary listening, facilitation, and improvisational creation methods
Optional add-ons include
Poem performed by heart or via teleprompter
Livestreaming of performance
Typing, framing, or prints of the poem after it is presented
Rights to any and all uses of the poem (marketing, merch, publication, etc)
Videography + Photography
TikTok, IG, horizontal video recaps to be shared on @arspoetica.us or your channels
Instagram Flyers and Stories, Carousels, and Reels pre or post-event
How it feels
My friends and loved ones
this milestone moment
They gently surround me
They lift me to a great new height
I am never alone
The loving intention of their words
is woven into a quilt
wrapped around my heart
I am ready
I have never felt more whole
Guest experience
A more ceremonial version of the Interactive Typewriter Poetry package: guests each receive their own custom poem as a commemorative takeaway, but are also encouraged to leave a word, idea, piece of advice, joke, or compliment, to be compiled in a memory book that the Guest of Honor will receive at the end of the event.
This package includes
at least one talented, empathetic, stylishly dressed poet trained in Ars Poetica's proprietary listening and improvisational creation method
a vintage manual typewriter (no electricity needed)
fine cotton cards for the poems (dimensions 3.5 x 4.75)
an optional custom stamp (single color) to hand stamp the back of each card with your logo, insignia, or social media information
a memory book
Optional add-ons include
Grand Finale Poem
Custom printed paper and/or envelopes of any size
On-site framing, mailing of poems, wax seals, or other thematic customization
Videography + Photography
TikTok, IG, horizontal video recaps to be shared on @arspoetica.us or your channels
Instagram Flyers and Stories, Carousels, and Reels pre- or post event
Calligraphy + Illustration
Copywriting Services
Creative Direction
Brand Ambassadorship
How it feels
An Ars Poetica typewriter poetry Experience
Imagine yourself standing in the grand lobby of a luxurious hotel, surrounded by priceless works of art. The room is filled with the soulful melodies of a jazz band and the rhythmic beats of a DJ. As you make your way through the crowd, you spot a velvet sofa with a spotlight shining on it.
There sits a typewriter poet, typing away on their vintage typewriter, a smile on their face as they craft a bespoke poem just for you. The atmosphere is electric, and you feel a sense of magic in the air that could make time stand still. This is Ars Poetica - an unforgettable, immersive experience that will leave you moved to laughter and tears, a muse and tale teller yourself.
Indulge in the senses
From the moment I stepped into the space, I knew it was special. But now, it feels like something truly epic, where we can become muses and tale tellers, moved to laughter and tears.
As I witness the unfolding of this unrepeatable work of art, I am filled with recognition and awe. It's a space where pieces of you and me are woven together in a way that could almost stop time.
The space hums with possibility and potential, inviting us to step into a world of beauty, magic, and unbridled creativity. Here, we become co-creators of something that transcends the ordinary, and fills us with a sense of wonder and awe.
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FAQs
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We started out specializing in on-demand custom haiku written on vintage typewriters way back in 2012. But over the past decade, we’ve expanded our abilities significantly. You can book an Ars Poetica artist for any type of literary, poetic, or word-based entertainment at events large and small. You can also book our artists to teach workshops, give inspiring TED Talk-style presentations about creativity, entrepreneurship, poetry, and art. Writing workshops can be as short as 30 minutes or as long as a multi-day experience, both online and IRL. In addition to our specialty of short custom poetry, we also offer calligraphy, illustration, music, emcee services, tarot, astrology, storytelling, and more. It’s our pleasure to ideate with you to bring you custom event artistry that will leave your guests inspired and affirmed.
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Ars Poetica is proud of our diverse roster of poets and artists, and we are happy to send you poets who can best connect with your community and create a welcoming environment through shared languages, identities, and experiences. Talk to us about you and your community and we can present you some of the most empathic and engaging artists that will help each guest feel represented and seen.
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Our pleasure. Many of our artists identify as queer in some capacity; for some, it is a huge part of their identity, and they are particularly passionate about connecting with allies and like-minded folks. Let us know what particular communities you are trying to serve and represent, and we’ll get you an amazing artist who is a member of that community.
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Linguistic diversity is important to human culture and to us specifically here at Ars Poetica. Select poets on our roster can write and perform in a variety of languages besides English, including Spanish, Swedish, French, Haitian Creole, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more.
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Absolutely. We can craft a poetry workshop or tutorial just for fun or with a specific goal in mind, from team building to problem solving to generating ideas and creative expression. We have even done therapeutic poetry immersions for Doctors working in high pressure hospital environments.
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Yes. We love visiting classrooms and facilitating workshops for students of all ages. Some ideas for activities for school age children and youth include:
National Poetry Month programming
Spoken word events
Open mics for kids/youth
Poetry writing workshops
Poetry performance workshops
Creative writing therapy (we have licensed therapists and art therapists on our roster)
Art therapy
Inspiring talks about pursuing art and entrepreneurship-related careers
Round table discussions with intersectional poets and artists
Think about your annual programming as well:
Pride Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
AAPI Culture Month
Black History Month
Women's History Month
...and more
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Yes. We offer discounts and reduced prices on a case-by-case basis. We love supporting causes especially that focus on issues regarding:
racial justice,
LGBTQIA2S+ communities,
immigrant and migrant rights,
mental health,
environmental stewardship,
women’s rights,
reproductive justice,
the abolishing of the US prison system,
criminal justice reform,
electoral politics and voting rights,
international relations, and
diplomacy.
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We specialize in short-form poetry, from bite-sized haiku or couplets to slightly longer limericks and sonnets. We write various lengths of free-verse, too.
A haiku takes as little as 60-120 seconds.
Limerick takes about 3-5 minutes to write.
Sonnets can be written in 5-7 minutes.
Myths, fairy tales, and stories need 7+ minutes to create.
For tarot and astrological readings, alot at least 7 minutes.
If you’d like Tarot Poems (tarot or astro reading with a poem at the end) take 10 minutes.
Adding calligraphy or illustration to poems adds another 2-3 minutes to each poem.
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We know, a picture is worth a thousand words, and we like photo booths, too – but poets are so much more unusual and memorable. People treasure their custom poems and quite often end up framing them. Trust us.
Similarly to a photo booth, we customize our setup to the theme of your event, we can add your logo and social info to our poems, and we provide a physically and digitally shareable memento for your guests.
If your budget allows, keep the photo booth and have us set up beside them! People love to actually have their photo taken WITH their poem.
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We can curate spoken word artists to fit your theme, or write original performance poems to share with your group. We can also gather input from the attendees during an event and incorporate their ideas into a longer-form poem that encapsulates the theme of your event, performed live at a chosen moment.
Ars Poetica poets are also available to teach writing or performance workshops, and then host a guided open mic for your community to share their own words with the support of a professional artist.
Beyond this, the options are endless - we have artists who specialize in wellness and healing, astrology, tarot, dance, music, illustration, portraiture, and much more. If you have an idea for creative entertainment at your event - drop us a note and we can probably make it happen.
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A poet or performer arrives at your event finely dressed (with their own manual typewriter if you’ve booked typewriter poetry) a supply of fine-quality paper or cardstock – depending on your needs – and an inked stamp that is customized for your event (featuring your logo, honoree’s name, social media info, hashtag, etc.). If you want to get extra creative or your needs are more specialized, there are many creative options we can explore—our custom poems have been engraved on wine bottles, broadcast on-screen at hackathons, and even tattooed.
Our environmental impact is very important to us, so we’ll refrain from using any single use plastics or supplies that require petrochemicals. If you or your client also have sustainability in mind, there are beautiful ways to incorporate that into our performances, including biodegradables, seed papers, and handmade fiber arts.
We also have myriad optional add-ons that you can choose from to augment your experience. See our packages for an exhaustive list of our capabilities, but you might think of something we haven't yet. Why not ask? We love to push boundaries and evolve our skills in collaboration with other big thinkers.
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Our rates vary depending on the size and type of event or need. If you are a large company or corporation or booking an event for more than 100 people, a typical engagement starts at about $1750. Our prices are scaled according to the number of hours, number of artists needed, any necessary extra supplies or equipment, and travel costs, if any. For small, private events or charitable organizations, we offer discounts and reduced prices on a case-by-case basis. For teaching, a workshop or presentation starts at $20/attendee for a 30-minute online poetry workshop and increases based on location, length of time, number of presenters, and needs. Talk to us about your budget considerations: there is usually an experience that can fit your needs. Our top priority is making sure that the artists we represent get a fair living wage so they can thrive, and we know your budget is important to you so will respect it and bring our best no matter what.