HERE: Poems for the Planet
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An Anthology of Poetry for a Planet in Crisis
Backers: 461
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funded: $29,143 of $25,000
Dates: Nov 26th -> Dec 21st (26 days)
Project By: Copper Canyon Press
Backers: 461
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funded: $29,143 of $25,000
Dates: Nov 26th -> Dec 21st (26 days)
Project By: Copper Canyon Press
$29,143
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 21 @ 20:01 -0500 GMT
116%
of goal
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Latest News
Final countdown! 
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers,TODAY IS THE DAY! We have mere hours to push the campaign for Here: Poems for the Planet as far as it can go. Thank you for being the champions of this important book!We set our stretch goal at $35,000 because we want to go beyond... (Read More)
28-hour countdown + 2 videos!
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers of Here: Poems for the Planet, With only 28 hours remaining in our campaign, we have two video poems for you to enjoy. Thank you very much for your support—we hope that hearing from some of the poets in Here makes you even more... (Read More)
3-DAY COUNTDOWN + A Sneak-Preview of Your Poetry Broadside!
December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Here: Poems for the Planet Backers,We have less than THREE DAYS to reach our stretch goal of $35,000. If every current backer increased their pledge by $64—that's less than $2 per poem—we'd get there! Any new backers resulting from your... (Read More)
A message from Jane Hirshfield
December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Here: Poems for the Planet Backers & Copper Canyon Press Supporters,Please enjoy this video from Jane Hirshfield, whose words have particular resonance as we in the northern hemisphere move through the darkest days of the year: “So few... (Read More)
Wow! We Reached Our Goal With 7 Days Still to Go!
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
“ducks come in and quack / let’s all shout — water” — Ryan P. Corey, First Grade, Setauket Elementary School, Setauket, New York Dear Backers of Here: Poems for the Planet,You did it! We did it! Our initial funding goal for Here has been... (Read More)
So close to the goal! You are making HERE happen!
December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
“I thought of the animal’s mouth / And the hunger entrusted it. A hunger / So honed the green leaves merely maintain it. / / We want so much,” —Tracy K. Smith, current United States Poet Laureate from “A Hunger So Honed” Dear Backers of... (Read More)
Traci Brimhall reads her poem, “Fledgling”
December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
“—a nest, secret as a heart, / throbbing between flowers.” Traci Brimhall, from “Fledgling” Dear Here backers, As promised, your Saturday poem: below you can listen to Traci Brimhall read her poem “Fledgling,” which will be published... (Read More)
Your first listen to a poem from HERE!
December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
“The peacocks walk along the path between the black trees. They are mystics, dripping with the restraint of beauty.” Rachel Eliza Griffiths, from “The Human Zoo” Dear Backers of Here: Poems for the Planet,This book is unlike any we've... (Read More)
Thank you! Let's reach 50% by Monday!
November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Here: Poems for the Planet Backer,Thank you for a powerful first week of the campaign—you’ve pledged 37% of our goal! This week we've also been humbled by how timely and important this project is. We want to raise 50% of our goal by the end... (Read More)
For early backers only: your digital broadside of “Image of Kindness”
November 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Livestream today at 12pm PT/3pm ET, Giving Tuesday, and THANKS
November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Here Backers,Thank you for backing Here: Poems for the Planet in the first 24 hours of the campaign! Your enthusiasm is contagious—we’ve been hearing nothing but encouragement from friends and strangers, near and far, who agree that this... (Read More)
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