by Richard Polt | Jun 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
This was the second year of QWERTYFEST in Milwaukee, and organizers Tea Krulos and Molly Snyder plan to create a tradition. Timed to coincide with Typewriter Day (June 23) and located in the city where Christopher Latham Sholes invented QWERTY, the fest was a...
by Richard Polt | Jun 26, 2024 | typewriter shops
Typewriter Chicago is the brainchild of Lucas Dul, and the second new typewriter shop I’ve had the opportunity to visit this summer (after TB Writers Plus). Lucas just recently secured a brick-and-mortar location after operating from his home for several years....
by Richard Polt | Jun 9, 2024 | poetry
Sayler Park is Cincinnati’s westernmost neighborhood, a narrow strip along the Ohio River with lots of history and noble trees. The producer of Sayler Park Sustains, a yearly festival emphasizing ecology, read my recent blog post about Free Thoughts and...
by Richard Polt | Jun 8, 2024 | Manifesto
I felt it when the Typewriter Insurgency Manifesto came to me over twelve years ago: THIS NEEDS TO BE SAID. I sensed possibility, but I did not know what would come of it. I did not know it would lead to translations, posters, a book, even a dance. It continues to...
