How it works

Firstly, get in touch with us to discuss your ideas by phone or email. Joanna has written dozens of poems and speeches and will be happy to advise you.

She will discuss with you what tone you would like the poem to have and what impact you want to have on the audience. You will also need to consider what length poem you would like - is it a long or short speech for a special occasion, or a shorter poem to be framed and given as a gift?

If you decide to commission a poem, we will email you a list of suggested topics that you might like us to include. As soon as you have provided your background information over the phone or by email we will get to work.

Joanna will contact you during the writing process to update you on progress. She is bound to need to ask a few questions! When a draft is ready she will email it to you for you to suggest any changes you might like.

Your completed poem will be dispatched once payment has been received. You can do this via Paypal (link on our Home page) or by bank transfer.

Framed personalised poems take approximately 2 weeks to complete and will be dispatched via First Class Royal Mail (1-2 days) in custom-made picture boxes.

'What is a...?' framed poems will be dispatched the same way within 3 days.

Delivery of unframed poems is via e-mail in a MS Word document. Longer poems, such as wedding or birthday speeches, will be delivered within 14-21 days of receipt of all the information Joanna needs to start writing. Let us know if you need it sooner!

If it's a speech, it sometimes helps to have a few tips on how to deliver the poem to maximum effect, such as when to pause and which words to emphasise. Joanna will be happy to chat with you over the telephone about presenting the poem.

Some clients find themselves short of time until their special event. Please do contact us, even at short notice, as we can sometimes offer an express service (24 hours for framed poems, 48 hours for speeches.)