Season 7 - Ep. 147 Poetry on the Fly with guest Sean Petrie of Typewriter Rodeo

We love finding book lovers who are doing innovative things with words. This week we are talking about making poetry fun and accessible to the person on the street, literally. Our guest is Sean Petrie, a poet in Austin, Texas who, along with his fellow poets in the group Typewriter Rodeo makes poetry become a sensory experience. Sean and his colleagues Jodi, David, and Kari Anne click their vintage typerwriter keys and create poems on the spot for guests who attend all kinds of events in the Austin area and around the country.

Typewriter Rodeo has published their own book of poetry from their nine years of poetry meeting real people with Andrews McMeel Press. And Sean is also the author of books for young readers called The Jett Ryder series and has penned several books of poetry.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Typewriter Rodeo: Real people, real stories, custom poems by Jodi Egerton, David Fruchter, Kari Anne Holt, and Sean Petrie
2- Pet Poems (also not just pets) by Sean Petrie
3- How to Read the Constitution (and Why) by Kim Wehle
4- Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
5- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
6- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
7- The Guncle by Steven Rowley
8- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Movies mentioned
1- Moneyball (2011)
2- The Big Short (2015)
3- Schitt's Creek - HULU (2015-2020)