Mentoring, Editorial & Creative Services
I offer bilingual (Spanish / English) mentoring, editorial feedback, and workshops for poets and writers at all stages of their careers. My work is rooted in Latin American and Latinx literary traditions, contemporary poetry, and translingual practice, with a strong commitment to rigorous craft, cultural awareness, and generosity toward process.
I work with emerging, mid-career, and established writers, as well as students, translators, and scholarwriters. All services are available in Spanish, English, or bilingually, depending on your needs.
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One-on-One Mentorship
Longer-term, individualized guidance tailored to your writing goals.
Mentorship may include:
- Ongoing support for developing a sustained writing practice - Guidance on building, revising, or completing a poetry manuscript
-Career-oriented mentoring (publishing, fellowships,
residencies, grants)
- Support for bilingual, translingual, or hybrid writing projects Mentorship is available as monthly engagements or fixed-term packages (6–12 weeks).
​Manuscript Feedback & Development
In-depth, professional editorial feedback on poetry manuscripts or book-length projects. This service includes:
- Close reading and detailed editorial notes
- Structural and thematic analysis
- Line level feedback where appropriate
- Suggestions for revision strategies and next steps
Available for: - Full-length manuscripts - Chapbooks - Book proposals or portfolios
​Individual Poem or Small-Set Feedback
Focused feedback for writers seeking targeted support.
Ideal for: - 1–5 poems
- Early drafts or revision-stage work
- Writers preparing submissions or workshop revisions. Feedback includes craft commentary on voice, imagery, sound, rhythm, syntax, and overall coherence.
Bilingual & Translingual Writing Support
Specialized mentoring for writers working across languages.
I offer guidance on: - Writing between Spanish and English - Code-switching and hybrid forms - Cultural vs.
linguistic translation - Audience, context, and literary positioning across languages
This service is particularly suited to Latinx, migrant, and diasporic writers.
Translation Mentorship & Feedback (Spanish ↔ English)
Support for poets and translators working with literary translation.
Services may include: - Feedback on poetry translations - Comparative readings of original texts and
translations - Mentorship for emerging literary translators - Discussion of ethical, aesthetic, and political
approaches to translation
Translation is approached as a creative, critical practice.
​Submission & Publishing Guidance
Practical support navigating literary publishing contexts.
This may include: - Advice on journals, presses, and contests - Feedback on cover letters, bios, and
statements - Guidance on bilingual or international publishing landscapes - Strategies for positioning work
across cultural contexts
​Workshops & Generative Sessions
Group or individual workshops focused on craft and process.
Possible formats: - One-off generative sessions - Multi-week workshops - Guest workshops for institutions
or organizations
Topics may include: - Poetry of migration, displacement, and belonging - Writing memory, history, and
inherited experience - Political poetry and ethics of representation - Sound, rhythm, and multilingual poetics
​Academic & Professional Support
Support for students and writer-scholars.
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Services include: - Feedback on creative-critical or hybrid work - MFA / MA / PhD application support -
Statement of purpose and project proposal feedback - Teaching philosophy development
​Readings, Talks & Guest Teaching
​Available for: - Bilingual readings - Craft talks and lectures - Guest teaching (online or in person) -
Conversations on Latin American, Latinx, and transnational poetics
Customized Packages
If you are unsure which service best fits your needs, I offer customized packages tailored to your project,
language(s), and goals.
To inquire about availability, rates, or to discuss your project, please get in touch via e-mail: leonardboix@gmail.com
