New Poets Project
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Join Camille Rankine and Ocean Vuong to help Copper Canyon Press publish debut collections by extraordinary new poets.
Backers: 321
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $20,859 of $20,000
Dates: May 19th -> Jun 9th (21 days)
Project By: Copper Canyon Press
Backers: 321
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $20,859 of $20,000
Dates: May 19th -> Jun 9th (21 days)
Project By: Copper Canyon Press
$20,859
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 9 @ 14:45 -0400 GMT
104%
of goal
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Latest News
7 minute countdown! 
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Backers, If you've been meaning to adjust your pledge to receive an additional reward, now's your time! Only 7 minutes left before the campaign closes. Cheers and THANK YOU, The Team at Copper Canyon Press (Read More)
We did it. 300+ backers = community-powered poetry publishing!
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear New Poets Project & Poetry Community, Congratulations! Thanks to you and more than 300 other backers, we’ve now exceeded our goal of $20,000, which means the New Poets Project will be funded—thank you! With you we have raised enough to... (Read More)
A new reward level, and $3k left to raise in 43 hours!
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear New Poets Project Backers & Poetry Community, This is an exciting time—just today, we saw the campaign go from 79% to 87% funded and steadily rising. We can do this! Thank you! We've heard that some of you would like the opportunity to... (Read More)
Let's make a book: campaign countdown inspiration from Kerry James Evans, Malachi Black, and Jenny Factor
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear New Poets Project Backers & Poetry Community, As we compose this update, the New Poets Project campaign has 64 hours left on the clock and $4,500 left to raise. Please continue to spread the word by sharing this link with friends and... (Read More)
Unknown beloveds: an urgent call and some inspiration
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear New Poets Project Backers & Generous Community, We're entering the last days of our 21-day campaign, and we urgently need your help to meet our $20k goal! Please share the campaign, make a gift, up your pledge, or send some good energy our... (Read More)
A letter from the publisher on why this matters (featuring Javier Zamora reading a poem on video)
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A Letter from George Knotek, Co-Publisher at Copper Canyon PressDear New Poets Project Backers,Your support of the New Poets Project will help Copper Canyon Press tell an American story that is seldom heard—thank you. We have 6 days left to raise... (Read More)
New Poets Project
May 28th - via: seattlereviewofbooks.com
Seattle Review of Books weekly Kickstarter pick (Read More)
"At the atomic level, poetry has the power to heal us"—Introducing Javier Zamora
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear New Poets Project Backers, THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL 1st WEEK! Today we want to share more about the extraordinary poet Javier Zamora. His debut book Unaccompanied will be published in 2017 with the help of the funds you’re contributing on... (Read More)
Thank you, early backers!
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Ocean. Ocean, get up. The most beautiful part of your body is where it’s headed. & remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world. —Ocean Vuong from “Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong,” Night Sky with Exit Wounds... (Read More)
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