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East Bay Typewriter Poets

Improvised poetry on antique typewriters. Throw us a topic!

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What is this?

We are the East Bay Typewriter Poets Collective - a group of Bay Area poets armed with antique typewriters and the ability to create extemporaneous poetry.

Saunter up and talk with us a while. Choose a topic. Then sit back as we invent, type up, and perform an original piece for you to take home.

We have been booked for a wide range of events in Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, San Jose, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Mill Valley, and beyond.

This is a highly interactive form of entertainment that is perfect for:

  • Corporate Events

  • Weddings

  • Activations

  • Private Parties

  • Fundraisers

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Noaa Rienecker is the booker, operator and bard-in-chief of the East Bay Typewriter Poets Collective. He hails from Inverness, California and has lived in San Jose, Monterey, and Oakland as well as New Orleans and Austin.

In 2022, he started the Austin Typewriter Poets Collective, bringing typewriter poetry to events around Texas. Now he has expanded the operation back to his home turf and is booking talent in the Bay Area and all along the west coast.

The East Bay Typewriter Poets Collective employs creatives all over the Bay Area - you can be sure you’ll be hiring local talent that is witty, sensitive and professional.

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What our Customers are Saying

“We hired the East Bay Typewriter Poets for a wine event in San Jose and they delighted all our guests! Would hire again in a second.” - Lisa B., San Jose, CA

“Fun, funny, and easy to work with. Noaa and his crew were great.” - Sam H., Mill Valley, CA

A vintage typewriter and a vintage portable case inside a room with a painting of a woman on the wall. There is a sign with the word 'POETRY' in front of the typewriter.
A woman with short hair and glasses sitting at a table outdoors during daytime, with a typewriter in front of her and a sign that reads "Little Independent Poetry Shop." She has a tattoo on her arm and is resting her chin on her hands, looking though
Close-up of a vintage typewriter with a sheet of paper inserted, showing typed poetry and a person's hand near the typewriter.
A typewritten poem titled 'On Coming Of Age' on aged, brown paper held on a vintage typewriter, with a person's hand gripping the top left corner.
A man with a beard and curly hair, wearing a black beret, a light blue neckerchief, and vintage clothing, sitting outdoors at a table with books and papers, with a large tree and some colorful structures in the background.
A typewritten poem held in front of a vintage Remington typewriter, describing a scene at a kitchen table.
A woman wearing a large hat and white sweater, smiling and looking down, is seated at a wooden table with a vintage typewriter. She has tattoos on her hands and is outside, with a green leafy background and a building with a sign in the distance.
A piece of torn brown paper with a poem typed on it, held above a vintage typewriter. The background shows a concrete sidewalk and a stone pathway.
A poet wearing a straw hat and a blue striped shirt sitting at a table outside, working with a typewriter.

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Two people laughing as they get a custom poem from a poet who is seated in front of them with a typewriter.