Narrative Hospitality: The New Era of Charlottesville Poem Store

Charlottesville Poem Store live poetry lounge setup featuring a vintage typewriter and archival paper at a luxury hotel event.

Since our founding in 2022, I have sat behind a vintage typewriter at over 85 events, capturing the hopes, fears, and memories of the people who have sat with me into treasured keepsakes. What began as a love letter to my local community has evolved into a dedicated literary studio.

Today, I am proud to formally introduce our dual-pillar service model: Live Typewriter Poetry for immersive event engagement and Signature Commissions for pre-composed, luxury VIP gifting.

This evolution is rooted in the concept of “narrative hospitality”, the idea that a guest’s experience is deepened when it is documented in real-time. Whether it is a quiet moment at a wedding or a high-energy corporate gala, my goal is to provide a tactile connection to the event that outlasts the evening.

As we expand our reach from Virginia to Washington D.C. and beyond, our commitment to administrative precision and creative rigor remains. We invite event planners, hospitality directors, and couples to explore how a manual typewriter and a bespoke poem can transform their next gathering into a storied occasion.