Anyone frightened from poetry readings by complicated compositions can rest easy: Todd Boss is coming.

“I write for people who don’t like poetry, people who aren’t poetry freaks,” Boss said, “because I believe poetry is for everybody.”

He further describes his writing style as “simple” and “inviting for most people.”

To suit a style which welcomes one and all, Boss’ inspiration largely comes from subjects that real, live people can relate to.

Todd Boss wants to attract, not alienate, an audience. Calling his poetry ‘playful’ and ‘musical,’ Boss said he pulls from everyday experience. Courtesy Todd Boss

“[I write about] everything that happens in my daily life: my dog, my kids, my wife, my house, everything I see and do,” he said.

Take, for example, Boss’ poem “Call as You Will,” about the difficulty of finding a dog that has been let off the leash and allowed to roam free in the forest.

Boss began writing when he was quite young but became more serious about the art form as a college freshman — that’s about 25 years of passionate poetics.

With time, the poet’s poetry has developed more youthful qualities.

“I think it’s gotten more playful and more musical — musical in the sense of how the words sound and the beauty in the language,” Boss said.

Boss compares poetry to pieces of music that, when properly played, can strike the ear and heart with a sweet sound.

“The human mouth is one of the greatest instruments,” he said.

This week will mark Boss’ first Athens adventure. He grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and now calls himself a “Minnesota boy.”

At Ciné, the poet will read from his brand new book “Pitch,” which will be out Feb. 12. The collection centers on a memory from Boss’ childhood: the time his dad lost a piano from the back of their pick-up truck.

In addition to writing, Boss is the co-founder and co-director of Motionpoems, a “nonprofit poetry film initiative,” according to Boss’ website. The organization produces short films that feature poems read aloud and depicted in action.

He promises to show “a motion poem or two” while in Athens.

As far as feedback goes, Boss has received some kind comments and “picked up a few fans along the way” — with his poems eliciting authentic emotions from the audience.

Even the more unlikely listeners are moved.

“People tend to really like my poetry because they get a laugh — a laugh or a tear,” Boss said. “There’s something for everybody.”

TODD BOSS

Where: Ciné

When: 7 p.m.

Price: Free