Keynotes
High-energy, honest, and laugh-out-loud real. Sam doesn't talk at a room — he pulls it in.
★ headlinerModesto, CA · available nationwide · the 2026 season
SAM PIERSTORFF
A one-man show of poetry, mindset & a little mayhem — from the world's first #NinjaPoet.
Modesto Poet Laureate✂MJC Professor✂Creator of The ILL LIST✂2× American Ninja Warrior✂Performed at Harvard✂200+ Poems Published✂
Modesto Poet Laureate✂MJC Professor✂Creator of The ILL LIST✂2× American Ninja Warrior✂Performed at Harvard✂200+ Poems Published✂
What you're booking
Not a lecture.
A happening.
Workshops
Hands-on writing, creativity & mindset sessions for schools, colleges, and teams. We get into it, fast.
★ hands-onAssemblies
Decades reaching students who think they're "bad at writing." Turns out they just think differently.
★ for studentsCommunity
Founder of the Modesto Artists Movement — building rooms where people actually show up and create.
★ for cities
The 2026 set list
The Lineup
＋ also on the bill — The Power of Words · Poetry Is Not Boring · Finding Your Voice · The #NinjaPoet Mindset · Storytelling for Students · From Classroom to Stage
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0poems publishedfirst class
0Ninja Warriorair mail
0Amazon bestsellerspecial delivery
Roll the tape
See it live.
Moments from the road
Straight outta Modesto.
Word on the street
"Sam doesn't just speak — he shifts the way you think."
— event organizer
"Our students didn't just listen — they responded."
— high school educator
"Funny, real, electric. Laughter to chills and back."
— conference host
Sample quotes — swap in real ones before launch.
Get Sam on your stage
Let's make
some noise.
Keynotes, workshops, school assemblies, college talks, community events. Tell Sam what you're building and he'll get right back to you.
- Emailbooking@sampierstorff.com
- Phone(209) 555-0123
- Insta@njapoet
- HomeModesto, California
