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What began as a playful idea among friends has made its way around the world, inspiring laughter, high-fives, hugs, and tears from New England to Brazil.Typewriter Rodeocelebrates poetry, spontaneity, and above all, the power of human connection.Both a visual feast and a reference book in the style of Brandon Stanton¡¯sHumans of New York,Typewriter Rodeocollects custom, typewritten poems from ¡°rodeos¡± worldwide, portraits of recipients, and their personal stories. Typewriter Rodeo began in Austin, Texas, when four poets brought their typewriters to a maker fair and began offering spontaneous, custom-composed poems to an enthusiastic crowd. The event quickly blossomed and rodeos began popping up all over the world.