About Us
Catch Phrase Poet started because some things need saying, and a shirt is a good place to say them.
We make original graphic apparel built around words that carry weight — affirmations, motivational lines, and catchphrases written for people going through something real. Not the polished, hollow kind of inspiration. The kind you actually need on a hard Tuesday.
Why we exist
This was never about building a clothing empire. It started as a way to turn something heavy into something useful — to put a little more good out there than we found.
That's why $1 from every order goes directly to Rose Haven, Portland's only low-barrier day shelter for women, children, and marginalized folks experiencing homelessness. They've been doing the real work since 1997, serving 120 to 150 people a day without government funding.
We post every donation on our impact page, so you can see exactly where it went. Read the whole story here.
What we make
Original designs on quality blanks — unisex tees, hoodies and sweatshirts, bottoms, hats and bags, and kids' pieces. Every catchphrase and graphic is written and designed in-house. Nothing licensed, nothing recycled, nothing pulled off a template.
The themes run where our heads run: mental health and recovery, music and the way it gets you through, being an outsider, staying standing. Some of it's funny. Some of it isn't. All of it means something to somebody.
Want one made your way? We do custom work too.
How it's made
Everything is print-on-demand — made only after you order it. Nothing sits in a warehouse, nothing gets overproduced, nothing ends up in a landfill because it didn't sell. It adds a few days to shipping, and that tradeoff is on purpose.
Shipping is free on every USA order. No minimum, no code, no fine print.
Where we're from
Portland, Oregon. Based here, giving back here, and shipping worldwide from here.
Wear your mindset
If you're reading this on a bad day: you have more courage than you think, and you've survived every hard day so far. That's not nothing. That's everything.
Thanks for being here.
