Typewriter poet Michael Jasso writes poems for strangers across California
Michael Jasso composes unrehearsed poems on a typewriter by listening to strangers, foregoing planning, outlines or revisions.
By Maryanne Casas-Pérez | Edited by Rodrigo Cervantes
FRESNO, Calif. — Chicano poet Michael Jasso doesn’t plan his typewriter poems. He doesn’t outline, revise, or workshop them in advance. Instead, he listens.