“Anna, you’re a poet and an intuitive. You picked up on things I didn’t even say. I will look at my poem every day."
Jess
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About
Anna Goodman Herrick has performed their work at the Emily Dickinson Museum, Patagonia’s Earth Day, Bloomsday on Broadway, and their writing can be seen on Netflix and the Oprah Winfrey Network. They are the author of A Speaker is a Wilderness: Poems on the Sacred Path from Broken to Whole (Monkfish, 2024), available everywhere books are sold.
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A deeply meaningful, personalized gift of a typewriter poem.
Examples of past gifts:
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Birthday
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Anniversary
(Now framed in recipient’s home!)
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Wedding Gift
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Gift to yourself
A meeting on video (or in person, if available) where I devote time to learning about you and reflecting back to you the poetry you are. I mail your typewriter poem to you.
"Thank you, Anna, for this beautiful poem written for me."
Jackie
“I love it. It's such a unique gift."
Zainab
“I didn’t expect to cry on a Tuesday morning."
Drew
“I really love my poem you wrote for me. I’m going to frame it."
Bradley
“I needed a gift for someone who has everything. To show him what he means to me. It's beyond a tangible item. And now I'm crying.”
Connie
“This is a truly unique piece of art.”
Ali
Events and Activations
A transformative experience
+ a unique take-home gift.
Anna at Special Event at The Santa Monica Pier, September 2025
Recent happy guests with their poems by Anna, at various events
A meaningful memory for your guests.
Poems can be typed on paper customized to your theme, brand logo, and more.
Themed paper for guests of Petunia Twins Ink tattoo studio party in Los Angeles.
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You can also book a session as a gift.
Whether for yourself or someone else, I meet with the recipient, ask questions, and create a personalized typewriter poem reflecting back to the recipient the poetry they are are.
More gift ideas: Typewriter Poems for graduation, Valentines Day, expecting parents, your wedding party (bridesmaids, groomsmen, and attendants, retirement, Holidays such as Christmas, Chanukah, Eid, Diwali; personalized employee gifts; milestones and special occasions.