Pop Up Poetry

Poetry anywhere, anytime, for anyone.

Pop Up Poetry brings the transformative power of custom verse to events where it's least expected—and most needed.Our signature service: handwritten, on-the-spot poems crafted from any keyword or topic your guests provide. This is where literary magic meets real-world wonder.

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About Madelyn Dietz

Madelyn "Rosemary" Dietz brings both scholarly rigor and genuine passion to every poem she creates. A Princeton University Class of 2025 graduate in creative writing with High Honors, Madelyn earned the prestigious Joyce Carol Oates Award for her poetry thesis—recognition usually given to fiction writers but awarded to poets of exceptional merit. Her credentials as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and National Student Poet for the Midwest reflect her commitment to excellence. Simultaneously, her lifelong love of language ensures every verse sparkles with authenticity.Madelyn believes poetry has the power to transform ordinary moments into extraordinary memories, whether she's enriching conferences and conventions with creative flair or writing heartfelt verses for life's most special celebrations. She still gets excited about perfectly rhymed couplets and ardently alliterative arrangements, jotting them faster than you can say "iambic pentameter!"

Madelyn Dietz posing with the Princeton Nassau Hall tigers, sporting her award-winning thesis.

Madelyn Dietz (back row, left of center) with her fellow National Student Poets and partners from The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

From The Loft Literary Center: "As a baby, Madelyn's first outing was, of course, to the library."

About Pop Up Poetry

Pop Up Poetry is where literary magic meets real-world wonder! We specialize in bringing the transformative power of poetry to events where it's least expected—and most needed. Our signature service: handwritten, on-the-spot verses crafted in various forms from any keyword or topic you provide.As a community poetry project of Wordplay Wisdom (a literary resource that educates and empowers young writers), we combine artistic excellence with seamless service. With years of experience teaching students from elementary schools to universities, we are the perfect choice to liven up avid readers’ and writers’ birthday parties, quinceañeras, and bar and bat mitzvahs. Our services deeply enhance conferences, annual meetings, conventions, literary festivals, and private celebrations with custom poetry that captures the essence of your occasion. We adore working with libraries, schools, and community centers as well! We create meaningful connections through carefully crafted verse, bringing out the playfulness and poignancy in everyone. In a world of predictable entertainment, personalized poetry offers unique and memorable keepsakes for all your attendees.Pop Up Poetry believes poetry doesn’t just belong between book pages—it belongs everywhere humans gather, dream, and connect.

Prior Publications

Orange Soda with Pulp,, "The Lewis Center for the Arts National Poetry Month Celebration," 2025, online.Alice, "Iris Spencer Poetry Award," 2024, online.Stone Ruth, “YoungArts National Short Story Competition,” 2021 Issue, online.Girl Sonnet, Honey Ghazal, and Shelter, Water, a Bite to Eat, "Bennington Poetry Prize, 2021 Issue, online.Oust, "Interlochen Review," 2020 Issue, print and online.Why We Endured the Darkness, “Triangulation: Dark Skies,” 2019 Issue, print.

Further Selections

If the selections of public work just aren't enough, then you can enjoy a sneak peek at some more of my poetry!

PLEASE NOTE: not all of these works, both linked and in the gallery, are suitable for young children. I write for all ages, and understand that audience is everything!