About

Cathy Esther Thorne, a spontaneous typewriter poet based in Toronto, has seamlessly combined her passion for poetry, people, and vintage typewriters. With a background in improvisational theatre, creative writing and visual arts, Cathy writes on-the-spot personalized poems at weddings and events, creating thoughtful keepsakes for guests to take home. Her poems are short and sweet, and sometimes cheeky.

What began as a solo venture in 2019 has blossomed into a collective of fourteen poets across Toronto, Vancouver, and Ottawa! (meet them on Instagram) Just last year, they wrote thousands of poems at events both grand and intimate, turning fleeting moments into lasting mementos.

She is the author of Unlightenment: A Guide to Higher Consciousness for Everyday People (Adams Media, Simon & Schuster), and her work has been featured in multiple print publications, including The Toronto Star, The Oxford University Press and St. Martin’s Press. She’s been interviewed on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning and Here and Now. Her commissions include work for Unilever’s Dove, Papyrus-Recycled Greetings and Toronto Arts Foundation.

When she's not writing, you'll find her thrifting for typewriters or wandering aimlessly through winter, waiting for the soil to soften so she can once again be deep in dirt in her garden.