Auckland’s typewriter poetry activation involves a poet sitting at a welcoming table, behind a vintage typewriter, ready to type poetry in a spur of the moment interaction with passers-by. The poet manages to engage in the simplest yet magical way with total strangers, by offering a free piece of poetry. By requesting a word, feeling or subject, the poet is able to forge emotional links with the public and provide a “random act of kindness” in the form of a typed poem to the requester.

Poems can be a love letter to a special person, a cry for catharsis or simply a bit of word-play fun. Each time, a unique moment is captured and an inspired passerby gets to experience an unexpected urban activation to brighten their day and to share with family and friends later.