$389.00 USD

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTS with poet & educator Dilruba Ahmed (4 Zoom calls)

Get the writing support you need.

Individualized coaching for writers at every stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising, & submitting for publication.  My students are beginners, pre-MFA, mid-MFA, post-MFA, published writers, & aspiring authors of micro-chapbooks, chapbooks, and full-length poetry collections.  

WHAT TO EXPECT: 

✅ Share the poem drafts & questions that feel most urgent to you.

✅ Get rigorous & supportive verbal feedback to help you identify strengths.

✅ Discuss revision questions (yours & mine!) to help you expand your poems’ possibilities. 

✅ Bring your questions about writing, revising, & publishing!

4 sessions of 60 minutes each, via Zoom.
To be completed within 4 months of purchase date. 

 

What Happens Next?

After you enter payment details, you'll see a "thank you" page and get an email confirmation. I’ll email you to set up our meeting times, specify poem file formats, and share video call details. 

Questions? Please send a message to ahmed_ruba @ yahoo.com

What students say about my teaching: 

Thank you, Ruba. You are a brilliant poet & extraordinary teacher.

—Isabel, NJ

In a few hours, you opened many windows into the craft strategies at play in iconic poems. Your deft discussions and detailed handouts gave me practical strategies to use in my reading and writing practices. Thank you!


—Jeffrey, Durham, NC

Thanks! I find so much value in your clear modeling, focused attention, & generous feedback. I think this work with you is helping me become a better teacher as well as a better writer. I'm so grateful.

—Betsy, Greater Philly

Ruba, you are a great teacher—kind & empathetic while still giving valuable assistance to further the work. I will be back!

—Sabrina, Pittsburgh, PA

Thank you so much, Ruba! Great class, clear & supportive structure, good class interaction.


—Elaine, Greater Seattle Area

Your enthusiasm, excellent listening, preparation, generous sharing, and encouragement are such a potent combination for an educator. Your creative writing students are in for a top notch mind-expanding experience.

—Richard, Tacoma, WA

Your class, and the lively discussions, are a highlight of my week!


—Jean, WA