Joseph M. Jablonski is the typewriting street poet of Winchester, Virginia. As the "Walking Mall Poet," he writes personalized poems for passersby on antique typewriters. In addition to recently being published by Livina Press, he has been an artist-in-residence at the Peter Bullough Foundation and also writes for The Good Listening Project.

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Joseph M. Jablonski is the typewriting street poet of Winchester, Virginia. As the "Walking Mall Poet," he writes personalized poems on-the-spot for passersby on antique typewriters, and has performed at events and weddings as a live writer.  In addition to recently being published by Livina Press, he has been an artist-in-residence at the Peter Bullough Foundation and is an active Listening Poet through The Good Listening Project.  He is also a contest winner and member with the Poetry Society of Virginia. 

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Joseph M. Jablonski, also known as the "Walking Mall Poet," is the typewriting street poet of Old Town Winchester.  Since 2019. Joseph has written on-the-spot verse for pedestrians at Wnchester's Old Town Walking Mall with a typewriter collection that includes nearly 50 different writing machines.  His writing often focuses on uplifting themes of eternity, taking transcendental philosophy and translating it into everyday, joyful poetry.  He is also a member of the With Ink Typewriter Poets collective, doing live-writing at events. Previously published works include a collection entitled  "Dropout" available from Jafansta Press, and individual works featured in Five2One's #thesideshow and in The Odyssey, a Long Island, NY based literary journal.  Read more about Joe in The Winchester Star.  You can also see his poetry on Instagram @walkingmallpoet.    


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Dear **********,

Attached are my poems “**********, *********** and '****************** for your consideration in ********[Journal].  [A brief line on the theme and structure on the poems]' I believe these poems are a good fit for your journal.

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Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.

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Dear **********,

Attached are my poems “********** for your consideration.  These poems are part of a collection of poems I wrote when I first became a parent after the birth of my son and reflect real experiences, moments and lessons we shared.  I believe these poems are a good fit for your journal.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.