Pricing 

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$50 (free-verse poem, via email)

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A free-verse poem composed spontaneously about whatever subject you desire, personalized per your instructions. Delivered via email as a docx/pdf. Typically, about the length of half a page to a page.

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$100 (free-verse typewriter poem, hardcopy via mail)

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A free-verse poem composed spontaneously on an Olivetti manual typewriter, personalized per your instructions and delivered through the mail. Shipping is included for US orders (or whatever country I happen to be in at the time). Typically, about the length of half a page.

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$200 minimum (free-verse poem with collaborative editing)

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For customers who want to take an active, collaborative part in the revision process (i.e. customers who want to go back and forth revising the poem until it's "perfect"). I say $200 minimum because your price quote will depend on length, structure, context, etc.

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$150: Sonnet

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$300: Sestina 

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$500: Doggerel

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The word doggerel sounds like an insult, but it's not—doggerel refers to the rhyming, sing-song poetry that's usually humorous and tailored to be performed aloud at a specific occasion (best man speeches at weddings, for example). The reason I charge so much for doggerel is because A) I loathe it, and B) Not only does doggerel require writing in rhyme and meter, it's also usually quite long, since its purpose is to ennumerate all the virtues/faults of someone's particularly journey towards their marriage/graduation/retirement/etc. This means a painstaking process of back-and-forth ("But it's not done yet, you haven't even mentioned their dog!)

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RUSH ORDERS​

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If you need a poem within less than a week, please inquire via email. Typically I charge at least $50 for rush delivery, but it depends on how fast you need it, and what exactly you're looking for. 

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