Different Strokes for Different Folks – I meet you where you are, and let us engage for the best fit for the outcomes you desire. Being a poet is a privilege, and if any small part of my review can help you fulfill your journey as a poet, I will be honored Poetry is a problem-solving tool and as a poet practitioner and TEDx speaker on the theme of Work as Worship, I bring my whole self to engage with your work. My process is meditative and my training rigorous as a change leader and business transformation consultant The outcome of my process is to serve your vision for your collection with everything I can bring to it – from my lived experience, my reading process, lessons learned, and exposure to poetry as a reader and Managing Editor of Frontier Poetry, Poets Reading the News
Chapbook Deep Dive
| # of Poems Pages | 15 to 30 poems 45 pages |
| Overall Review | Deep Dive |
| Guardrails | Cohesiveness, Consistency of collection Collative properties of sound and sense SWOT Analysis – Strengths/Weakness/Opportunity/Threat Thematic elementsRecommendations |
| Flesh and Bones | Poem by Poem read, review and written commentary Some Line Edits |
| Order and Structure | Sequencing Poems Sections/No Sections Book Ends – Section start/end and Book start/end |
| Naming Matters | Book NameSection NamesPoem Titles |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | Includes 2 Recommended Readings |
| Turn around time | Standard 6 to 8 weeks |
| Cost | $350 |
Chapbook Lite
| # of Poems Pages | 15 to 30 poems 45 pages |
| Overall Review | Broad Brush |
| Guardrails | Cohesiveness Key themes |
| Flesh and Bones | Overall book review and commentary No Line Edits |
| Order and Structure | |
| Naming Matters | Book Name Section Names |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | Not included |
| Turn around time | Express 4 weeks |
| Cost | $250 |
Chapbook Custom
| # of Poems Pages | 15 to 30 poems 45 pages |
| Overall Review | Somewhere in between or focused |
| Guardrails | BD |
| Flesh and Bones | TBD |
| Order and Structure | TBD |
| Naming Matters | Book Name Section Names |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | TBD |
| Turn around time | TBD |
| Cost | TBD |
Full-Length Deep Dive A
| # of Poems Pages | 30 to 60 poems 75 pages |
| Overall Review | Deep Dive |
| Guardrails | Cohesiveness, Consistency of collection Collative properties of sound and sense SWOT Analysis – Strengths/Weakness/Opportunity/Threat Thematic elementsRecommendations |
| Flesh and Bones | Poem by Poem read, review & written commentary Some Line Edits |
| Order and Structure | Sequencing Poems Sections/No Sections Book Ends – Section start/end & Book start/end |
| Naming Matters | Book Name Section Names Poem Titles |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | Includes 2 Recommended Readings |
| Turn around time | Standard 8 to 10 weeks |
| Cost | $500 |
Full-Length Deep Dive B
| # of Poems Pages | Upto 85 pages |
| Overall Review | Broad Brush |
| Guardrails | Cohesiveness Key themes |
| Flesh and Bones | Poem by Poem read, review & written commentary Some Line Edits |
| Order and Structure | |
| Naming Matters | Book NameSection Names |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | Not included |
| Turn around time | Express 6 weeks |
| Cost | $ 650 |
Full-Length Lite
| # of Poems Pages | 30 to 45 poems 65 pages |
| Overall Review | Somewhere in between or focussed |
| Guardrails | TBD |
| Flesh and Bones | Overall book review and commentary No Line Edits |
| Order and Structure | TBD |
| Naming Matters | Book NameSection Names |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | TBD |
| Turn around time | TBD |
| Cost | $ 400 |
Full-Length Custom
| # of Poems Pages | TBD . |
| Overall Review | TBD |
| Guardrails | TBD |
| Flesh and Bones | TBD |
| Order and Structure | TBD |
| Naming Matters | TBD |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | TBD |
| Turn around time | TBD |
| Cost | TBD |
Single Poem
| # of Poems Pages | 1 2 |
| Overall Review | Editorial Recommendations |
| Guardrails | |
| Flesh and Bones | |
| Order and Structure | |
| Naming Matters | |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | |
| Turn around time | |
| Cost | $50 |
Set of Poems
| # of Poems Pages | 3 to 6 |
| Overall Review | Editorial Recommendations |
| Guardrails | |
| Flesh and Bones | |
| Order and Structure | |
| Naming Matters | |
| Telephonic debrief/ Office Hours | |
| Turn around time | |
| Cost | $150 |
