The Poetry Experience
From signature pieces to custom commissions on my typewriter, every poem I write begins with this belief: the right word can lift us up, stir our imagination, and help us to see the world differently.
Poetry is my first love. Before I ever picked up a camera, I was penning verses and musings in my journal or notes app. From brainstorming to lyrics, the poetic word has always inspired me. Poetry can be beautiful, entertaining, or totally reshape the way we think. Now I want to bring that gift to everyone else.
For centuries poetry has remained a timeless thread in human culture, a way to inspire through expression. Writing on an analogue typewriter is my small attempt to preserve that timelessness in an age of AI. The psalmist David wrote poems to express his heart for God—in praise, gratitude, and desperation. I write with the same desire: to capture hope, depth, and wonder in the modern world.
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”
The Novel Wonder Typewriter Poetry Booth
I bring an artisanal typewriter booth to your event and write personalized poems for your guests live — unique keepsakes made on premium, deckle-edged paper.
Signature Works
My original poems. From lyric to free verse, these poems serve to express a heart of worship, sacred yearning, and interior musings and systems.
Custom Poems
Custom commissions for strangers at events and through online orders—these poems are all typewritten on deckle-edged cotton rag to feel like missing book pages. There’s a story hidden in each one, inspired by their requests.
Frequently Asked
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Ultimately I write in free verse, with elements of light verse and lyric. When typing for events, everything is free-flowing. I tend towards rhymes and songlike cadence.
Tone can range depending on the prompt—but I always lean towards meaningful metaphors and personalized storytelling.
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Every poem Cameron writes is personal and real. For custom poems, they are made spontaneously and handcrafted on a vintage typewriter. No two are alike. They're not printed, not templated, and not generated by AI. They're written for that specific person, in that moment, on that specific day.
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A typewriter poetry booth is a live, on-site poetry experience where a poet sets up a vintage typewriter at your event and writes personalized poems for guests on the spot. With the Novel Wonder poetry booth, guests provide a word or brief prompt, and Cameron types a unique poem on premium deckle-edged cotton paper, a keepsake they can frame or gift to a loved one.
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Reach out through the contact form with your event date, location, and guest count. Cameron will follow up to discuss the details, confirm availability, and walk you through rates and logistics.
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The poetry booth is a natural fit for weddings, galas, holiday parties, corporate events, farmers markets, and intimate private gatherings. Anywhere guests have a few minutes to share something meaningful — or just something fun.
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Yes. Custom poem commissions are available through the Novel Wonder shop. After filling out your prompt on the order page, Cameron will write and mail your poem on deckle-edged cotton paper.
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Anything — a single word, a feeling, a person's name, a memory, a season, a relationship. Simple prompts often produce the most surprising results. Cameron works with whatever you give him.
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Yes. Some of the most meaningful poems Cameron has written have been for people carrying heaviness. He approaches every prompt with care and sincerity.
Word, please graze this world
and return to flower and skin,
so that our eyes might behold
the expression of the beauty within.
Creature, do you doubt the design?
Does the chaos make you hopeless?
Or have you made too many designs
of your own to clearly focus?