Todd Boss is an independent American author, producer, and entrepreneur. His wide-ranging practice includes product innovation, film, installation art, and multimedia work. He has written librettos for EMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated projects, and hosts the podcast "There's a Poem in That," on which he writes healing poems for total strangers.
His four poetry collections are published by W. W. Norton & Co. (2008-2022). His first children’s book, The Boy Who Said Wow (Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane, 2024) trended on NPR and CBS News. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, National Public Radio, The London Times, American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, and various anthologies.
Todd’s lyrics have been performed at Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and around the world. He’s written everything from art song to choral symphony, most notably with composer Jake Runestad.
His films have been presented in Cannes, London, New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere. His projects have been featured in Forbes, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Variety, and dozens of other outlets.
His public artworks include major permanent and temporary river installations, building projections, and several VR/AR projects that have been recognized with various awards, including an International Award for Public Art.
Todd is the inventor of the patented Laptop Strap family of business accessories, and directs operations for his cousin’s launch of patent-pending sporting goods Limber Bows.
Impact is at the heart of Todd’s practice. His nonprofit and for-profit ventures, and most of his less structured projects, skew toward collaborations with women and people of color, or involve tangible charitable give-back for refugee relief work, childhood literacy, disadvantaged youth travel abroad programs, or the work of the ACLU.
In 2018, Todd sold nearly all his possessions. As a two-suitcase nomad with no permanent address, he has since circled the globe on a series of 30+ consecutive house-sits. He now lives in Austin, Texas, with his Grammy-winning partner Hila Plitmann.
