From Tom Hanks
“Here in your hands is a lively, collage-form gathering of poems, photos, and back stories, which puts the work of these mad, ambush-style typists on colorful display.”
— Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate
From Texas teachers to Maine lobstermen, Typewriter Rodeo tells the stories of real people across the country — through original poems, hand-typed for them on-the-spot.
“Filled with the delicious danger of creativity in front of strangers, your heart is hungry for this art.”
— Laurie Halse Anderson, National Book Award finalist, author of Speak
“A gorgeously designed, uplifting book.”
— Naomi Shihab Nye, U.S. Young People’s Poet Laureate
“Thank you for the book of damn fine poetry … Yee Haw!”
— Tom Hanks, actor, author, typewriter enthusiast