“Sean always lifts the mood.”
~ Naomi Shihab Nye, U.S. Young People’s Poet Laureate
Sean Petrie is an award-winning poet and author. As a founder of Typewriter Rodeo, he’s written more than 20,000 poems for strangers — from teachers in Texas to lobstermen in Maine, from politicians in Boston to celebrities like Sharon Stone and Billy Collins. (Sample poems and videos.)
“Thank you Sean for the beautiful poem. It brought tears to my eyes and perfectly captured my feelings. I loved every single syllable. You have a gift and I am thankful that you share it with us.”
~ Dr. Shanetia Clark, International Board on Books for Young People Congress
Sean’s poetry books include Pet Poems (2022, independent publisher’s bronze medal), Listen to the Trees (2020, silver medal), and Typewriter Rodeo (2018). His kids’ books include the Jett Ryder series (2021) and educational books for Fountas & Pinnell.
Sean has an MFA in Writing for Kids from Vermont College and law degree from Stanford. He teaches creative writing workshops and is a legal writing professor at the University of Texas Law School.
Sean does weekly radio poems for Austin NPR and his work has appeared in The Texas Observer, Dallas Morning News and other outlets. He owns a metric ton of typewriters.
