Bill Keys's Blog (1)

My name is Bill Keys.  I have written well over two thousand poems for people on the Pearl Street Mall.  I sit with a 1917 typewriter and a sign that reads, “Poems about anyone or anything”.  Passersby tell me what they would like a poem about, and I take five minutes to compose one.  I take a picture of the poem and then take a picture of the person holding the poem.  I have over four thousand such photos.

I have the very unique story of being…