I will write your poem for you

“Poetry makes nothing happen, “ wrote W.H. Auden in his famous elegy on the death of the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. And, indeed, the time when young men wooed women in rhythm and rhyme is long past, as is the habit of standing under a beloved’s window and serenading her with guitar and song.

Nor do we have the contemporary equivalent of Alexander Pope, putting political commentary and social irony into widely circulated verse.

And yet I believe in the power of poetry, both to entertain and to move people deeply. For years I have written poems for friends on their birthdays and for other celebratory events. And I have written rap songs (borrowing beats from GarageBand) to express my opinions about politics, and especially sexual politics.

It feels like the right time to offer my services more broadly than at intimate gatherings and open mics. So I invite you to consider having a poem, or even more than one, made to order. 

Celebrate a birthday, a wedding, an anniversary, a graduation, a bar mitzvah with something written just for the occasion and just for the person you wish to honor.

I can also play Cyrano De Bergerac to your Christian de Neuvillette and write verses to help you win over your Roxane.

I am also available to help you compose wedding vows or the whole ceremony and, on a somewhat graver note (all puns intended) eulogies or your own obituary.

Finally, I can be part of the entertainment at whatever event you choose to organize, whatever kind of bash you want to throw. I can compose both poems and rap songs for guests on the spot so each leaves with a unique souvenir of that singular experience.