"Joanna, It was AMAZING!!! I only wish we had recorded it. I have never had so many compliments in all my life! Many people said it was the best speech they have ever heard, I totally upstaged my husband! Tobes loved it and was in tears and everyone wants a copy! You would have been very proud, I delivered it perfectly. I cannot thank you enough.... Your poem was the icing on the cake ... PERFECT JUST PERFECT!!!!!"

Sophie Bland, Hong Kong

''Thank you so much for working so hard, so that my Mum could have something extra special to remember about her 60th birthday. You took all the detail I gave you and produced a fantastic piece about my Mum, written so well that anyone would have thought you knew her. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants that extra special, different present. Thanks again Joanna."

Gemma, Bournemouth

''Many thanks for P & M's poem, it is fantastic and really captures the journey they have been on. You have an amazing talent. The poem was a resounding success, Pam and Monika loved it, as did the guests. It took me a while read it because of the laughter and its contents generated much conversation and laughter afterwards between the whole group.

Thank you so much for undertaking this commission so thoughtfully and skilfully. It was a pleasure working with you during the weeks of development; I particularly appreciated your sensitivity, empathy and the excitement you came to share with me and Maz about Pam and Monika and their journey."

Lin, Pembrokeshire

"Thanks so much for the poem, Dad really loved it and it was a really unique present for his 60th birthday. I'm sure he (and the rest of the family) will enjoy reading it again and again. He is always really hard to buy presents for and I am sure he wasn't expecting a poem!
All the research you did into his personality and likes and dislikes really made the poem say exactly what my sisters and I wanted to about our Dad (in a much better way than we could ever do ourselves!) and it was so emotional when we read it that Louise couldn't even get past the first verse. All in all a fantastic present for my Dad and I will be recommending you to all my friends with hard to buy for relatives."

Sarah, Scotland

"From a muddle of background information from various sources, Joanna managed to capture the spirit of what we wanted perfectly.
The result was wonderful and admired by all who heard or read the verses. It brought laughter, tears and all other emotions and we were delighted with the result. Well done and many thanks Joanna."

The Martin family, Bucks

"I wanted to do something different at Freddie's funeral, but at a tough time, it was proving difficult to find the words. So, with an email with some of my fondest memories and a 30 minute phone call, Joanna created the most wonderful poem for Freddie. It was absolutely like Joanna had known Freddie herself; they had in fact, never met. It made us all laugh and cry and was truly very, very special. But what I like most, it has left us all with a poem that will last forever about the most amazing woman I was lucky enough to have has my Grandmother. Thank you Joanna."

Robin, Wiltshire.

''When I decided to get my daughter christened, I was determined to make a speech about Libbi - her quirks, her personality, her family, and mostly how much her sister and myself love her - but I also wanted it to be different from the normal speeches that you hear at functions. I approached Joanna after witnessing how brilliantly I saw one of her poems go down at a party I attended. Joanna asked me to make a list of aspects of Libbi's personality etc that I would like included in the poem. The poem that she constructed totally captured everything I wanted to say about Libbi but was unable to write myself.
When I first heard the poem I was laughing so loud that Libbi said 'be quiet mummy!', Joanna listened to my delivery of the poem and gave advice on where and how to emphasise certain key words, speed of delivery etc. On the day, the guests LOVED the poem, even laughing in the places where we expected them to. By Joanna creating this unique poem, I have so much more than photos to remember my daughter's wonderful christening day.''

Emma, Ely

"Thank you so much, Joanna, for the most wonderful speech you wrote for our son, Julian, to give at his sister Amanda’s wedding. The guests absolutely loved the speech and it brought tears to Amanda’s eyes. It was so cleverly written. I am truly baffled how, from titbits of information we gave you about Amanda and Julian while growing up, you could write in a way that made it sound you had known both of them all your life!

Then the big surprise for me came when Peter started reading his speech. For a moment I wondered why I had employed you when my husband was obviously a great poet too! It soon became clear to me that you had written his speech too and this had been kept a big secret. The two speeches were a huge success and were a wonderful addition to a most memorable Wedding Day for Amanda and Tom."

Peter and Linda Van Santen

"Many thanks. You have an incredible talent in your rhyme to turn an ugly nervous stuttering frog into an eloquent and handsome prince. You make the audience hang off every word."

Roger, London