Poems from my year of breast cancer- time to publish them.

A project in Nashville, TN by Katy Bowser Hutson
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Poetry got me through this year of cancer treatment. I'm ready to share it in a beautiful chapbook.
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Funded: $13,311 of $1,500
Dates: Jul 17th -> Aug 16th (30 days)
Project By: Katy Bowser Hutson
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August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
The cover, approximately!  I am more than delighted to begin wrapping up this Kickstarter by presenting a mock-up of the cover of the book.  David King pays such beautiful attention to story and detail- I love everything about it from the paper... (Read More)

$233 & 8 days to go, (drumroll): new reward.

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys.  $233 shy of the $10,000 stretch goal.  If you've wanted to share the book with anyone & just forgotten, now's a good time.  For sheer fun, I'm adding a $50 reward: a book for you, a book for me to share with my team AND a recording... (Read More)

Image sneek peek & update

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
A treat for your eyes today: another Jodi Hays painting. Amazing: we’re only $1500 away from our pie-in-the-sky stretch goal, $10,000, with 19 days left. If/when we reach that number, we’ll book a reading in a Nashville area venue. Tell your... (Read More)

We're at 500%. A sneak peek picture from Jodi & 20 donated copies!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
by Jodi Hays Unbelievable- we're celebrating being 400% funded with this preview of an illustration for the chapbook and by donating 20 copies of the book to local libraries. And if it keeps going like this?  At $10,000, we'll book a Nashville area... (Read More)

New reward! Guided studio tour with Jodi Hays for 4 (& a poetic joy)

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Artsy Night Out New reward added! At $500, artist and professor (and chapbook illustrator) Jodi Hays will take you and three of your closest friends on a guided tour of three of her favorite Nashville studios. Super cool night out! Official Poetic... (Read More)

Whoa. We're past 300% funded!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
...in the first day!  So, we're adding stretch goals: If we reach $7,500, we will donate 20 books to area libraries- including the libraries at the Middle TN area Gilda's Club.   If we reach $10,000, we will book a Nashville area reading and... (Read More)

Holy cow- it's been seven hours, we're at 206%.

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I am floored- I posted the Kickstarter this morning, and we've passed $200. I am so thankful. Thank you, thank you!! Jodi has graciously added three more ink drawings as rewards at the $200 level.  I'm thinking about some stretch goals, some new... (Read More)

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