King Henry IV had a personal poet. His name? . . . Geoffrey Chaucer. Queen Elizabeth I had her pocket-poet and writer. His name? . . . William Shakespeare. In 17th century France, the aristocrats had their own pocket-poet who mastered the art of written and spoken word to call upon. His name? Cyrano de Bergerac. Every President of the United States from George Washington to George Bush have had their pocket-poets, their speech writers. Their names are among the most respected in literature and spoken word, including Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.

To have your very own pocket-poet, you need not be royalty. You need not hold public office. You need not be a member of the aristocracy. All you need is our very unique service.

We offer poems, speeches, announcements and toasts for any occasion - each written especially for you, each signed by the author. You supply the reason. . . we supply a memory to last a lifetime.

Founded in 1996, by an artist with a great passion for the beauty of language, the Pocket-Poet has provided countless moments of laughter, and cheer, as well as touching moments to last a lifetime, and beyond.

The founder of the Pocket-Poet, who works under the pen name, RAM, received his degree in literature, with honors, from Marist College, and went on to obtain an advanced degree. His passion for expression is evident in his published works, as well as in the poems, announcements, toasts, and speeches that he has written for our clients.

Unlike most services, we do not sell poems, toasts, or speeches that are pre-written, and merely customized. Despite such flowery language as "tried and true," "classic works," and the like, we at the Pocket-Poet simply refer to those services as "Non-original."

Each of our poems, toasts and speeches are written especially for our client, from the first word, to the last. We take pride in the fact that our clients give our poems as gifts, and deliver our toasts and speeches in front of audiences, both large and small.

Our clients will never deliver a toast or speech that the audience has already heard. Our clients will never face the embarrassment of giving an identical gift.