INDIGO: New Poetry by Ellen Bass

A project in Port Townsend, WA by Copper Canyon Press
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INDIGO will break your heart wide open. Stunning new poems by bestseller Ellen Bass, and a whole season of Copper Canyon books!
Backers: 353
Average Pledge Per Backer: $99

Funded: $35,106 of $25,000
Dates: Nov 11th -> Dec 11th (31 days)
Project By: Copper Canyon Press
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Latest News

Last hours! Help us stretch to $35k!

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Only 3 Days Left! Help Us Send Poetry to Incarcerated People by Increasing Your Pledge

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Write poetry? Send a poem to Ellen Bass.

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Indigo Backers, Thanks to YOUR support, this campaign reached its original funding goal and is growing ever closer to the stretch goal of $35,000, which will help us send copies of Indigo to prison and jail writing programs.  We now have... (Read More)

A note from Ellen: 7 days to share the power of poetry

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We reached our $25,000 goal, and those funds will be used to help publish Indigo and nine spring titles from Copper Canyon Press. Thank you. Now, we push further to give poetry to those in need— Here's an important note from from Ellen... (Read More)

Gift Idea: Poetry + Their Name in Print

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Indigo Backers, Happy holidays! We are full of gratitude for you, and wishing you a week of warmth and cheer to carry into this winter season.  And in case you're shopping for holiday gifts, we are here to help you give poetry. Here's how: When... (Read More)

Your Collector's Edition Broadside

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
 Dear Indigo Backer,  Thank you for so much support and enthusiasm for this project! A glimpse of something beautiful for you today: Below is a photo of a backer reward in progress: the limited edition, letterpress broadside of Ellen Bass’s poem,... (Read More)

Matchmaker, matchmaker...

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Indigo Backer, Do you like playing matchmaker? You’ve already pledged 62% of our goal, thank you! This weekend, an opportunity especially for you: 1. Think of someone in your life who you suspect would fall in love with the poetry of Ellen... (Read More)

FOR EARLY BACKERS ONLY: your digital broadside of “Reincarnation”

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
 Dear Indigo Backer,   Thank you for backing Indigo in the first 24 hours of the campaign!  This message is for your eyes only—Thanks again for being the first to support this important project. In gratitude for joining us in the first 24 hours... (Read More)

Thank you for backing INDIGO!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
 Dear Indigo Backers,  Thank you for a fantastic first day of the Indigo campaign—we are already more than 20% of the way to our goal, helping to fund new work by Ellen Bass and nine other Copper Canyon Press authors. A reminder: All who pledge... (Read More)

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