I've reopened poem commissions for the summer. (Plus, you will get a lot of music as a thank you.)

This package includes the following:
I will write a personalized poem for you on a theme or topic of your choice. We can discuss length if you would like to use my poem for a wedding, a funeral, a celebration, etc.

You will get:

1. the poem’s first, handwritten draft, and a printed copy (both signed);

2. an audio recording of me reading the poem, downloadable in WAV or MP3 form;

3. a download of all of my current professionally recorded catalogue.

Your name will be included as a "patron of the poem" in any released place where the poem is published, including my first poetry book set to be released in the winter. All commissions help pay for first self-publication.

Here are some favorites of past work:

"The Turnpike"
mikevial.com/2013/11/22/the-turnpike/
Non-rhyming couplets--because form can be a symbol--inspired from a dangerous rainstorm on the Pennsylvania Turnpike during a tour.

"Motown's Phoenix"
mikevial.com/2013/12/09/motowns-phoenix/
A villanelle, a response to the Heidelberg Project succumbing to arsons.

"The Silver Maple"
mikevial.com/2013/11/13/the-silver-maple/
A free verse. I can be a cliche poetry writer inspired by transcendentalist themes, too!

"Thanatos"
mikevial.com/2014/01/25/thanatos/
A set of three haikus, a dialogue of Greek allusions.

More works: mikevial.com/poems/

Includes unlimited streaming of A World That's Bigger via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.