How much can change in three years? A throwback to the very first year of Pride Poets, our guest Jazz has a poem that captured his need for love and acceptance at the time; a poem that ushered in a new era of growth and change. Looking back, the crush who ignored him at Dyke Day is just a speck in his rearview mirror.

Since 2019, Pride Poets has brought LGBTQ+ poets to write poems on typewriters for members of the public during Pride in West Hollywood and around the country, creating over 1,000 original poems based on living LGBTQ+ histories that participants shared with us.

Find out about our live events for Pride happening every June and more at rentpoet.com/pridepoets and Follow us on Instagram at @pridepoets and Twitter.

This Poem’s for You is hosted by Brian Sonia-Wallace (@rentpoet) and produced by Molly Thornton (@molly__parton) with music by Saunder Choi and art by Adrian Rodriguez.

When you talk about your job, doesn’t it feel good to complain? Our guest Aruni called the poetry hotline to dig deep into the realities of food service. From looking at the tough stuff, she and her poet emerged with a bundle of appreciation.

Since 2019, Pride Poets has brought LGBTQ+ poets to write poems on typewriters for members of the public during Pride in West Hollywood and around the country, creating over 1,000 original poems based on living LGBTQ+ histories that participants shared with us.

Find out about our live events for Pride happening every June and more at rentpoet.com/pridepoets and Follow us on Instagram at @pridepoets and Twitter.

This Poem’s for You is hosted by Brian Sonia-Wallace (@rentpoet) and produced by Molly Thornton (@molly__parton) with music by Saunder Choi and art by Adrian Rodriguez.

Jonathon has come to Pride Poets at pivotal moments: fresh off a heartbreak, and later, exploding with love for his wife. Find out about the unexpected surprises his ode to expansive romance has brought.

Since 2019, Pride Poets has brought LGBTQ+ poets to write poems on typewriters for members of the public during Pride in West Hollywood and around the country, creating over 1,000 original poems based on living LGBTQ+ histories that participants shared with us.

Find out about our live events for Pride happening every June and more at rentpoet.com/pridepoets and Follow us on Instagram at @pridepoets and Twitter.

This Poem’s for You is hosted by Brian Sonia-Wallace (@rentpoet) and produced by Molly Thornton (@molly__parton) with music by Saunder Choi and art by Adrian Rodriguez.

How do you know you’ll get the right poet for you? Our guest Tina took her chances and connected with someone who made her feel seen, and that magic went both ways. This one’s bursting with hope and fan girl vibes.

Since 2019, Pride Poets has brought LGBTQ+ poets to write poems on typewriters for members of the public during Pride in West Hollywood and around the country, creating over 1,000 original poems based on living LGBTQ+ histories that participants shared with us.

Find out about our live events for Pride happening every June and more at rentpoet.com/pridepoets and Follow us on Instagram at @pridepoets and Twitter.

This Poem’s for You is hosted by Brian Sonia-Wallace (@rentpoet) and produced by Molly Thornton (@molly__parton) with music by Saunder Choi and art by Adrian Rodriguez.

What happens when you’re about to get married and you realize you don’t have any vows? If you’re our guest Rachel, you call the Pride Poets poetry hotline with faith in poems and a little S.O.S.

Since 2019, Pride Poets has brought LGBTQ+ poets to write poems on typewriters for members of the public during Pride in West Hollywood and around the country, creating over 1,000 original poems based on living LGBTQ+ histories that participants shared with us.

Find out about our live events for Pride happening every June and more at rentpoet.com/pridepoets and Follow us on Instagram at @pridepoets and Twitter.

This Poem’s for You is hosted by Brian Sonia-Wallace (@rentpoet) and produced by Molly Thornton (@molly__parton) with music by Saunder Choi and art by Adrian Rodriguez.

A five-part series highlighting the work of Pride Poets–a troupe of LGBTQ+ poets led by West Hollywood’s City Poet Laureate Brian Sonia Wallace. Since 2019, Pride Poets have written hundreds of original poems for people like you in person at Pride events, and safely throughout the pandemic on a poetry hotline.

In each episode we learn the story behind a poem, meet the person who inspired it, and surprise them with a new, original poem, written on the spot. 

No matter where you're at in your life, there's a poem for that, and this poem's for you. Episodes released every Wednesday in June, for Pride!