The smallest unit of meaning in poetry is the line. This is not the case in other forms of writing. The placement of the line break is not neutral, and the decision cannot be left to someone who lacks an ear.
Your poets publish elsewhere with their names on their work. Other journals tend to be very selective with what they publish. When they write for you, you own the pieces, they stay unpublished, and are never duplicated for any other client.
Originality in poetry is something that is rarely brought on by a new topic. Rather, it is a certain way in which ordinary language is treated: an unexpected verb, a line that stops abruptly in the middle of a syllable, a deliberate rhythm that goes wrong at the moment of pain. All of these things are felt by the reader of the poetry. They indicate a person who is willing to be peculiar.
Asking most models to craft a poem will yield end-stopped lines, four-line stanzas, and a rhyme scheme to which it will stubbornly adhere even if the semantics of the situation call for flexibility. The break will always be used as a decorative element rather than as syntax.
Every poem has a structure; even a lyric poem has a shape. Poets where rhythm comes first choose how a poem will start. For example, a poem that begins elegiacally must end wittily and can’t be the other way around. A draft can have a line worth noting but lacking meaning. It is still a line that needs to be removed. Line and meaning, as well as sound and sense, must be present for a poem to be complete.
A brief for poetry constricts parameters: form, subject, line count, venue. We take things literally. We count syllables for requests of syllabics. If the magazine only takes forty lines, your poem will be forty or less, and will state what that constraint cost.
One rate, whatever the format: $10 per 100 words. You are paying for the writer’s time and judgement, so the price scales with the words rather than with a package tier.
| Typical poetry | Words | Writing | Fee (1%) | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single poem | 200 | $20 | $0.20 | $20.20 |
| Sequence of poems | 900 | $90 | $0.90 | $90.90 |
| Chapbook manuscript | 3,000 | $300 | $3 | $303 |
The writer receives 100% of the writing price. Our 1% fee is added on top of it, and 0.5% is donated to tree planting. Full pricing breakdown.
Every draft goes through an editor, then through several AI detectors and a plagiarism check. Anything that does not come back clean is revised or reassigned. You get the reports with the delivery email.
What the piece is for, who reads it, roughly how long it should be, and anything it must include or avoid. Links to your existing material help. If you are unsure, send what you have and the writer will come back with questions.
Every bit will be checked for plagiarism along with the AI detectors, and any deliberate allusion will be named in the delivery note. It will then be your decision whether to keep it, which is a different question from whether it was written honestly.
Yes, as long as you aren’t too demanding. A poet will tell you from the beginning if a form forces a subject. A sestina requires six repeated words, and a subject should embrace obsession. Forcing a subject where it does not belong quickly shows by the third stanza.
Completely. Copyright transfers to you on delivery, with no attribution requirement and no licence back to us. Nothing written for you is resold, repurposed or republished.
Reviews from completed, paid orders in this category.
The tribute was heartfelt, but came close to ten minutes when I delivered it (I was supposed to stick to six). I removed it a night before because there wasn’t time to edit. Undoubtedly, it was my fault for putting it off. The words, however, were just right.
Project it to fifty people in a barn with terrible acoustics. Short. One idea each. It reached the back. I’ve since learned this was done with intention and was not just a matter of luck.
My voicemails have bordered on the rambly side while my sentences have been fragmented. Your speech has referenced four of my voicemails, and you even quoted them verbatim. Granted, you didn’t even touch the other voicemails and sentences. This blatant disregard is how you should prioritize and frankly is the ratio you should have.
We do not ask you to take the no-AI promise on trust. Each draft is run through these platforms and the reports are attached to your delivery email.
Originality.aiAI detection + plagiarism
GPTZeroAI detection
TurnitinAI detection + similarity
CopyleaksAI detection + plagiarism
Winston AIAI detection
ZeroGPTAI detection
SaplingAI detection
Content at ScaleAI detection
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$10 per 100 words · all of it to the writer · 0.5% to trees