Poetry Moving

Moving is always such a horrible process… However, Victor and his crew from Poetry Moving made the process easy and entertaining. They arrived on time with their van to help us move our apartment and were super friendly and professional.
They might not be the biggest moving crew, but they are extremely good at what they do and make it fun. Victor was very friendly and continually chatted with us while he was moving our stuff. He loves trivia and will give you discounts for answering he questions. Be warned though, his questions are no joke and his knowledge is vast!
They easily moved our apartment of about 50+ boxes and furniture in a few hours. While moving is always stressful, they made it a lot easier and for that we’re thankful.
Being called «Poetry Moving,» naturally they like poetry and will give you yet another discount if you recite a poem. Here was my creative endeavor:
«To Change»
Moving.
A new address but not before plenty of stress.
A change in location, with the promise of home.
or maybe simply a place to rest your head, have a bed, live next to a guy named Fred.
Either way, it’s universal, like a right of passage into a whole new life.
But it takes work, it’s not easy, it demands your priority.
And the time comes when you must put down that tape, and learn to extrapolate the meaning of your fate on this date.
And today was that day for us.
A time of changing and re-​arranging, lifting and shifting.
But thank goodness for Poetry Moving.
Saviors without shields or swords, but instead sturdy arms and swift dollies.
You helped us transition into our next phase of life.
I’m eternally grateful, and so is my wife.
So lets end now this task at hand, we’ve accomplished so much and now must disband.
Moving.
A physical change, but also so much of a new beginning.

What a fantastic experience! Victor and his crew showed up early and completed our monstrously difficult move ahead of schedule. They took excellent care of our things — and most impressively were extremely gracious about the fact that our 4^th floor walkup turned out to be a 5^th floor walkup (thanks to my oversight on how the floors were numbered in the new building)! When the moving was finished, we shared poems on the roof of the new apartment, overlooking the view and enjoying the cool breeze. It was a pleasant, joyful end to what is normally a terrible and painful process. Who knew moving could be enjoyable?!

We had a great experience working with Poetry Moving. They were very responsive to our emails and had availability when it was convenient for us. They were friendly, polite, and thoughtful.
They showed up right on time, and were lightning quick in moving our 2 bedroom apartment. They wrapped up all of our fragile furniture in blankets so they weren’t scratched /​affected by the move, and packed our truck efficiently and carefully.
They were able to move box springs, mattresses, and a couch over a balcony when it wouldn’t fit up a staircase. I didn’t think it was going to be possible, but they did it with ease.
I would recommend them to anyone moving around Boston.

Victor and his associates are amazing! Not only did they manage to safely escort all of our furniture between apartments in under two hours (including lots of hoisting over a second floor balcony), but they also accommodated our last-​minute, utterly unreasonable schedule change. Victor was also great fun to have around, even at 6 am. Poetry Moving is our company from here on out, full stop. Thanks again for all of the help!

I moved apartments in Somerville, and I’m so glad I chose Poetry Moving. I had IKEA furniture, and while that stuff is good for student life, it’s really tricky to take apart. My mom and I had been trying, but as soon as Victor and his team got to my door they took over.
The move from a third floor apartment to a second floor went flawlessly– all the pieces of furniture were carefully wrapped, even the drawers I had removed from the dresser. The wrapping was a decision made with excellent foresight. My new apartment is much nicer than my old one and with difficult stairs to navigate. Because everything was still so carefully wrapped there was no chance of scratching any of my furniture or the newly painted and decorated walls.
Victor and his crew were prompt, focused, and considerate. They asked me which drawers went where when they were slotting them back into the dresser so that I wouldn’t have to move things around again. What’s more, although my mom and I were going to do our best effort at putting the complicated bed back together, these movers put it back together for me!
I’ll be going back to Poetry Moving when I next move!

Victor and his crew are simply the best in the business. Moved us from a third-​floor in Boston to a garden-​level apt in Cambridge in – no exaggeration – two hours flat. They’re efficient, careful, and you’re in for some great conversation to boot.
If I could give them a seven-​star rating, I would.

Careful, organized, diligent and efficient. What more do you want from someone lugging all your worldly possessions for you?
Victor and his crew (David and Tam) have helped me move twice now. Seriously couldn’t do it without them. Shoot him an email, he’ll take care of you and at a reasonable, honest rate. He’s a super interesting guy too — brain and brawn.
Thanks again guys!

Punctual, professional, careful, efficient, and enriching (yup, I’d never imagined I would say this about a moving experience, but Victor made my move an enriching experience). You can’t go wrong; Poetry Moving is great.
You also get $ 10 discount if you can recite a poem on the spot (among other ways of getting a discount from Victor). Here’s mine.
«El instante»
¿Dónde estarán los siglos, dónde el sueño
de espadas que los tártaros soñaron,
dónde los fuertes muros que allanaron,
dónde el Árbol de Adán y el otro Leño?
El presente está solo. La memoria
erige el tiempo. Sucesión y engaño
es la rutina del reloj. El año
no es menos vano que la vana historia.
Entre el alba y la noche hay un abismo
de agonías, de luces, de cuidados;
el rostro que se mira en los gastados
espejos de la noche no es el mismo.
El hoy fugaz es tenue y es eterno;
otro Cielo no esperes, ni otro Infierno.
Jorge Luis Borges

I used Poetry Moving last year and I’ll be using them again. Victor and his crew are great — punctual, efficient, and careful with my belongings.

Poetry movers are the best! It was a rainy day, and it started pouring cats and dogs just as they were to show up. I texted Victor to let him know if he wanted to wait out the rain that would be okay. He called back to say the rain was okay, but when things get tough, the team gets more motivated if you recite poetry, original is best, but any will do! They also see poetry as «spiritual currency» and will give a discount. So I recited some Anne Waldman. They did a great job and were very intelligent, flexible, speedy, and friendly. The next time I move again, I’ll use them.

Poetry Movers were awesome! Victor, Tam, and David did an excellent, efficient, and speedy job and were a joy to work with. They moved quickly and were able to get our large sectional out of our apartment through the 2^nd story window and into the new apartment by hoisting it through another window. They were excellent to work with, highly recommended and I would not hesitate in using them again for a move. The price was very reasonable and we had a great time during a long and tiring day. Couldn’t have done it without you guys, thanks again!

I used Poetry Moving to move into my new apartment. They were extremely fast, efficient, and were very careful with all of the furniture. They disassembled it before moving and reassembled it in my new apartment. Would highly recommend. As a side note, it makes everything smoother and faster if you pack things in sturdy boxes. Loose bags of stuff take longer to move.

I used Poetry Movers for the second time this past Fall and again, Victor and company were fantastic. As before they were prompt, efficient, courteous and did an excellent job. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

This might be a duplicate but here goes again.
The Poetry Moving folks are efficient, careful and just plain wonderful. My family calls me the wandering Jew, so I know about movers and they are the best. I will be moving again and will use them.
Thanks you,
Vicki

These guys are efficient, well-​trained and relatively cheap. They come right on time and wrap all my furnitures well. Their van can easily hold a room or a studio. I love their service.
I have used Aviv service for my last moving, they took three hours and charged me 400 bucks, but this time, the same thing, if not more, only 140 bucks. But of course, you should prepare a poem to have a discount!

Poetry Moving helped me move from Cambridge to Lexington today. They were prompt and professional, and carefully wrapped up all of my furniture in blankets so it wouldn’t get scratched. They were efficient but also extremely careful with my belongings so nothing broke in transit.
The elevator in my building was broken but they still managed to pack everything into their van in less than an hour. This was especially impressive since some of my stuff was REALLY heavy.
They were also quite friendly and I enjoyed chatting with them while they were taping up my things. Victor has an impressive knowledge of many subjects, including US history and tricky math problems :)
I would definitely recommend them to anyone — the price is very reasonable too!

Unilocal REVIEW
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d,
Our mother left the place she had room’d.
Poetry Moving came to our aid
and did excellent work of the highest grade.
Prompt, efficient and friendly in tone,
Victor recited a poem of his own.
All they asked were reasonable rates,
And went carefully, carefully, with the plates.
Wrapped the furniture for prevention of dents,
And that has made all the difference.
Keepers of ultimate truth are they,
While hauling impermanent stuff away.
– Will H., Brooklyn NY (and friends)

If you want the moving experience of a lifetime, hire victor and his friends. Not only will your move be easy and efficient, but you will learn about world history, philosophy, math and engineering in the process. Victor can strike a conversation on almost any topic while securely taping wrapping and loading all your belongings into his huge van. He hoisted our couch to the second floor in ten minutes. No job is too big for him, he is very intelligent and efficient. And his price really couldn’t be beat. You can’t lose with victor.

Professional, efficient, quick, courteous, on time. and best of all: they are about ½ to ¹⁄₃ the price of other moving companies in the area — I got 12 different estimates and they were by far the least expensive. I was moved in from Boston to Cambridge in under 2 hours.

I needed help moving furniture from the upstairs of my home to a room downstairs. I found Poetry Moving on Craigslist and called Victor.
Within 2 hours, he came to my house (by bicycle, in the rain) and we moved everything.
Victor was very nice, courteous and very professional. It cost me a bit more than I was hoping to spend but considering he solved my problem within a few hours, I can’t really complain. Was money well spent.
I would highly recommend Poetry Moving.