Kro is street performing, doing on-demand poetry. Kro sits behind their typewriter on a public sidewalk, looking off into the distance. It is summertime. They hold a black and white parasol behind them, and a black and white fan that says WORD

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Chicago’s premier on-demand typewriter poetry experience

Inspire me, and I’ll inspire you. I am Kro, The Traveling Typist. I’m based in Chicago, and taking typewriter poetry across the world.


Where poems meet people, and moment becomes mememento

Let us make your special moment more poetic. We bring on-demand typewriter poetry to weddings, brand activations, fundraisers, festivals, galas—but also intimate get-togethers in need of words. Some aspects that make us unique:

  • Multiple poets available

  • Roster of 16 different typewriters of various colors and eras to choose from

  • Spoken word performances by a classically-trained poet

  • Intimate, immersive experience created by a writer with an MA, MFA, and 25 years of poetic experience.

  • Competitive pricing and special community rates

  • Creative writing workshops and extensive teaching experience

  • Conversational knowledge of American Sign Language for accessibility


This is a poem I wrote for a woman that became part of her ongoing effort to seduce an internationally famous cello player. She returned to us several times for poems over the course of last year. Let’s just say our joint efforts worked 😉
This is a poem I wrote for a woman that became part of her ongoing effort to seduce an internationally famous cello player. She returned to us several times for poems over the course of last year. Let’s just say our joint efforts worked 😉
Another day, another batch of poems written at the @wndrmuseum !
Beach season is upon us! Are you read to turn up the heat? ☀️🏖️ l🥵
Beach season is upon us! Are you read to turn up the heat? ☀️🏖️ l🥵
Sometimes the gig is pretty swanky!
Someone was very tired of empty conversation, and wanted a poem about bullshit. Same dude, same.
Someone was very tired of empty conversation, and wanted a poem about bullshit. Same dude, same.
Being a typewriter poet is wordy work. But I mean, what other job am I gonna do 😉. Featuring a Hermes Media 3 painted by @hotrod_typewriters .
Being a typewriter poet is wordy work. But I mean, what other job am I gonna do 😉. Featuring a Hermes Media 3 painted by @hotrod_typewriters .
This person wanted a poem about an incident earlier that day. They had an incident where they were standing on a bucket, but then fell off of it—catching flack from their friends. Then they found us in the park, and reminisced about the Typewri
This person wanted a poem about an incident earlier that day. They had an incident where they were standing on a bucket, but then fell off of it—catching flack from their friends. Then they found us in the park, and reminisced about the Typewriters they had at home. So I wrote them this poem to encapsulate their day.
Next installment of the Traveling Typewriter Lounge is May 17 at @theinsectasylum !! Can’t wait to have you. This is a ticked event! Check the ⛓️ in my b!0 for registration details. Use code KROETRY for $5 admission. All funds go directly to su
Next installment of the Traveling Typewriter Lounge is May 17 at @theinsectasylum !! Can’t wait to have you. This is a ticked event! Check the ⛓️ in my b!0 for registration details. Use code KROETRY for $5 admission. All funds go directly to support the museum :)))
This is a poem for someone’s whose dog got out on the weekend of the 4th of July because he was scared of fireworks
This is a poem for someone’s whose dog got out on the weekend of the 4th of July because he was scared of fireworks
Has an Olivetti-Underwood Studio 45 ever looked so good? She also writes in script font 😘
Has an Olivetti-Underwood Studio 45 ever looked so good? She also writes in script font 😘
This is a poem I wrote for a woman that became part of her ongoing effort to seduce an internationally famous cello player. She returned to us several times for poems over the course of last year. Let’s just say our joint efforts worked 😉
Another day, another batch of poems written at the @wndrmuseum !
Beach season is upon us! Are you read to turn up the heat? ☀️🏖️ l🥵
Sometimes the gig is pretty swanky!
Someone was very tired of empty conversation, and wanted a poem about bullshit. Same dude, same. Being a typewriter poet is wordy work. But I mean, what other job am I gonna do 😉. Featuring a Hermes Media 3 painted by @hotrod_typewriters . This person wanted a poem about an incident earlier that day. They had an incident where they were standing on a bucket, but then fell off of it—catching flack from their friends. Then they found us in the park, and reminisced about the Typewri Next installment of the Traveling Typewriter Lounge is May 17 at @theinsectasylum !! Can’t wait to have you. This is a ticked event! Check the ⛓️ in my b!0 for registration details. Use code KROETRY for $5 admission. All funds go directly to su This is a poem for someone’s whose dog got out on the weekend of the 4th of July because he was scared of fireworks Has an Olivetti-Underwood Studio 45 ever looked so good? She also writes in script font 😘
A woman wearing glasses, a floral dress, and pearl necklaces sitting under a large decorative parasol at an outdoor event, with a popcorn bag in the foreground.