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B i e n n i a l R e p o R t

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taBle oF ContentS

3 Introduction

4 40thAnniversaryCampaign

6 Poets & Writers Magazine

9 Pw.org

10 InformationServices

11 Readings/Workshops

23 CaliforniaOffice

24AwardsforWriters

28 IntheField

30FriendsofPoets&Writers

32 InstitutionalDonors

34BoardofDirectors

35 Poets&WritersStaff

36Treasurer’sReport

38R/WWritersSupported

47R/WSponsors

Foundedin1970,Poets&Writersbelieveswritersmakeindispensablecon-

tributionstoournationalculture.Theorganization’smissionistofosterthe

professionaldevelopmentofpoetsandwriters,topromotecommunication

throughouttheliterarycommunity,andtohelpcreateanenvironmentinwhich

literaturecanbeappreciatedbythewidestpossiblepublic.

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In2010,POeTS&WRITeRSCeleBRATeDfourdecadesofservicetocreativewriters.

Foundedin1970byGalenWilliamswiththesupportofthenewYorkStateCouncilontheArts,theorganization’sfirstinitiativewasaprogramnowcalledReadings/Workshops,whichpaidfeestowritersforleadingworkshopsandgivingreadings.

Ontheoccasionofour40thAnniversary,theBoardofDirectorswantedtohonorGalenforhervisionandtenacity.Shenurturedandsupportedscoresofwritersandbegansuchsmart,singularprogramsthattheycontinuetothrivetoday.Oursignaturepro-grams,includingReadings/Workshops,theDirectory of American Poets and Writers,andPoets & Writers Magazine (whichbeganasanewsletter,calledCoda),areallGalen’sbrainchildren.newerinitiatives,notablyawebsiterichwithuniqueresources,services,anddatabases,areextensionsofthem,madepossiblebynewtechnology.InrecentyearsPoets&Writershasinstitutedaseriesofawardstorecognizeoutstandingwritersatvariousstagesoftheircareers.AllofthesespringfromtheseedGalenplanted.

Sherecognizedthatemergingwritersneededbothfundsandencouragementtobuildalifeinliterature.Theyalsoneededopportunitiestoconnectwithreadersandwithpeers,tobuildaliterarycommunitythatwouldsustainbothwritingandreading,andtoshareinformation.Fortyyearslater,writerscontinuetoneedcash,readers,community,andinformation—andPoets&Writerscontinuestomeetthoseneeds.

Andso,tohonorGalen,welaunchedthe40thAnniversaryCam-paign,whichoverthepasttwoyearsraised$1milliontoensurethatPoets&Writersremainsrelevantintheincreasinglydigitallandscape,toprovidefinancialstabilityandflexibility,andtonurtureyoungleaderswhowillchampionliteraturelongintothefuture.

We’veaccomplishedagreatdealinthesetwoyears.We’veaddedcolortothepagesofPoets & Writers Magazineandmadeitavailableinavarietyofdigitalformats.Oureditorialteamworkedtirelesslytoenhancethequalityandbreadthofthemagazine’scoverage,andtheireffortswererecognizedwithaGoldeddieAwardforeditorialexcellence.Recognizingthegrowing

importanceofourwebsiteasameansofprovidinginforma-tionandasaplatformforthecommunityofcreativewriters,thelongtimeeditorofthemagazine,MaryGannon,waspromotedtoeditorialdirector.Inthiscapacity,sheprovidesdirectiontoboththemagazineandwebsite.Underherleadership,we’veaddedahostofnewfeatures,enhancedfunctionalityofthesite,andstrengthenedlinkagesbetweenourprintanddigitalpublications.TheReadings/Workshopprogram,whereitallbegan,continuedtothrive,payinghundredsofwritersfeesforgivingreadingsandconductingworkshopsinnewYork,California,andeightcitiesoutsidethosestates.

Andthereisstillmore.Thepagesthatfollowdescribetheawardwinnerswe’vecelebrated,thenewfellowshipprogramwelaunched,andthemanysupporterswhomakeitallpossible.WeareverypleasedtosaythatPoets&Writers’financialpositionispositive.ThankstothetremendousgenerosityofourBoardofDirectors,theFriendsofPoets&Writers,oursponsorsanddonors,aswellasthecarefulstewardshipofthestaff,wehavenotonlymaintainedbutstrengthenedtheorganization’sfinancialhealthduringaneconomicallychallengingperiod.

Thisreportitselfisadeparture,pointingthewaytothefutureasmuchasitcelebratespastaccomplishments.Inadditiontocoveringtwoyearsinsteadofone,wedecidedforthefirsttimenottoprintthefullreport,buttoproduceitexclusivelyforreadingelectronically.Inadditiontobeingmorecosteffective,thisformataffordsustheopportunitytoincludevideosandlinkstomaterialonourwebsite.IfyouarejustgettingtoknowPoets&Writers,wehopeyouwillenjoylearningaboutthemanyfacetsoftheorganiza-tion.Ifyouareasupporter,weextendgratefulthanksandhopethatyouwillshareinourprideatthemanyaccomplishmentsdescribedhere.

Sincerely,

CeliaCurrin elliotFigmanPresident executiveDirector

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40tH anniVeRSaRy CaMpaiGn

The40ThAnnIveRSARYCAMPAIGnSeCUReDsignificantfundsfor

threespecificobjectives:

the Galen Williams endowment Fund

TheGalenWilliamsendowmentFundwillenhancethefinancialsecurityandflex-

ibilityofPoets&Writers,ensuringthatwecancontinuetoservecreativewriters

fordecadestocome.DanielandJoannaS.Rosechallengedustomatchtheirvery

generousleadcontribution,andmembersoftheBoard,formermembersofthe

Board,andotherscontributedtomeetthegoal.TheWilliamBinghamFoundation

andthee.h.A.Foundationalsomadegrantshelpingtocompletethisportionofthe

campaignandrecognizeGalen’slegacyatPoets&Writers.

Writers online

Thisinitiativewillallowustomakesignificantinvestmentsinouronlinepresence

overaperiodoffiveyears,ensuringthatP&Wremainsrelevantinanincreasingly

digitallandscape.WritersOnlinehasalreadyenabledustoengageexpertconsultants,

addstaffwithbothtechnicalandeditorialskills,androlloutnewwebfeaturesand

digitalproducts.

Galen Williams Fellowship program

TheFellowshipProgramisintendedtonurturefutureleadersforthenon-profit

literaryfield.Wecreatedtwopaidfellowshippositions,whichhavebeennamed

forthedonorswhosegenerouscontributionshavemadetheprogrampossible:

theDiana and Simon Raab editorial Fellowshipandthe Joseph F. McCrindle

Foundation Readings/Workshops Fellowship.

Intheprogram’sinauguralyear,2010-11,wewelcomedCatRichardsonastheRaab

editorialFellowandCathylinhCheastheMcCrindleFoundationReadings/Work-

shopsFellow.

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William Styron and Lauren Bacall cut the cake at the Poets & Writers tenth anniversary celebration.

Galen Williams, Founder of Poets & Writers.

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poets & Writers is grateful to all who contributed to the 40th anniversary Campaign.

thanks to their generous support, we will continue to meet writers’ evolving needs for decades to come.

CHaMpionS

The Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation

Daniel & Joanna S. Rose

leaDeRS

John W. Holman, Jr.

Susan & John Jackson

Diana & Simon Raab

Robin B. Smith

Ellen M. Violett &

Mary P.R. Thomas Foundation

Anonymous

BeneFaCtoRS

Ellen Archer

Amy Berkower

The William Bingham Foundation

Maureen Mahon Egen

The E. H. A. Foundation

Jane Friedman

The Hyde & Watson Foundation

Susan Isaacs

Ellen R. Joseph

Susan & Alan Kahn

Helen Macioce

Susan D. McClanahan

Michael Pietsch

Theodore C. Rogers

Nick & Joanna Vergoth

Margaret V.B. Wurtele

SuppoRteRS

Virginia Barber

Miles Coon

Celia Currin

Ella and Elliot Figman

Lynn Goldberg

Helen Handley Houghton

William Kistler

Ann McGovern

Al and Rosa Silverman

Shen Tong

Paul Vidich

Anonymous

ContRiButoRS

Jennifer Benka

Esther Cohen

Roger Cooper

Valentine Craig

Dr. Saralyn R. Daly

Allison Davis

Marvin Diogenes

Heather Dubrow

Hon. Brian B. Duff

Michael Geisser

Karin Grafstrom

Thomas Hesse

and Gwendolyn Bellman

Mrs. Joan L. and

Dr. Julius H. Jacobson

Janklow & Nesbit Associates

Stephen O. Lesser

Robin Magowan

and Juliet Mattila

Sandi Mendelson

David Nichols

Francine Pascal

Diane Pinkley

Timothy Seldes

Ellen Sussman

John Thompson

Daria Topousis

Galen Williams

Kirk Wilson

Xu Xi

Anonymous

We also thank the members

of the 40th anniversary

Campaign Writers Committee

for their generous contributions

and dedication to our goal.

Dorothy Allison

Da Chen

Nelson DeMille

Jennifer Egan

Jonathan Franzen

A. M. Homes

Major Jackson

Sue Monk Kidd

Wally Lamb

Barry Lopez

Honor Moore

Peter Straub

Quincy Troupe

Lily Tuck

Hilma Wolitzer

Anonymous

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Poets & Writers Magazine

FISCAlYeAR2010BeGAnwithimportant

personnelchangesintheeditorialdepartment.

MaryGannon,whohadbeentheeditorofPoets &

Writers Magazineforfiveyears,waspromotedto

editorialdirector,withresponsibilityforboththe

magazineandwebsite.Kevinlarimer,whohad

beendeputyeditor,becametheeditorofPoets &

Writers Magazine.Undertheirleadership,thelook

andcontentofthemagazinehavecontinuedto

evolve,andlinksbetweenthemagazineand

websitehavebeenstrengthened.

Overthepasttwoyears,theeditorialteamhas

experimentedwithavarietyofcovertreatments.

And,sincetheJanuary/February2011issue,apor-

tionofthemagazinehasbeenprintedinfullcolor.

Theresultsaregorgeous.

TheJanuary/February2010issue,oursecond

annualInspirationissue,shookthingsupwitha

stunningcovertreatmentbyrenowneddesigner

ChipKidd.Thiswasfollowedin2011withJim

Tierney’stakeontheinspirationthemeandthus

wasbornatraditionwellworthcontinuing.

< Click on any cover to view magazine contents online

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editorially,themagazinecontinuedtorespondtoreaders’needsandinter-

estswithcompellingspecialsectionsonliteraryagents,writingcontests,

andmore,plusnewcolumnsandregularfeaturessuchasAgentAdvice,

WhyWeWrite,DigitalDigest,andThreeforFree.

Amongthemostpopularfeaturespublishedin2010wasInsideIndieBook-

stores.JeremiahChamberlinconductedaseriesofinterviewswithinde-

pendentbooksellers,fromSquareBooksinOxford,Mississippi,toPowell’s

inPortland,Oregon.Chamberlin’sinterviewsprobedthevitalroleofthe

entrepreneurswhorepresentthelastlinkinthechainthatconnectswriters

withreaders,andilluminatedthespecialaffectionofreadersandwriters

alikefortheirlocalbookstores.

Anotherwell-receivednewfeaturewasWhyWeWrite,whichgivesvoice

toarangeoflittle-knownauthors,someofthempreviouslyunpublished,

allowingthemtoexplorewhytheycontinuetowritedespitethelackof

recognition.OureditorsalsolookedbeyondtheUnitedStatestoinclude

reportsontheliterarylandscapeinvietnamandnorthKorea.

Aspartofourmissiontoprovidewriterswithtrustworthyinformation

abouthowtogetpublished,themagazinehascloselyfollowedchangesin

thepublishinglandscape,includingthevitalityofindependentpresses.The

September/October2009issue,forexample,featuredIndieSpirit,aspe-

cialsectioninwhichwesuggestedanumberofsmallpressalternativesto

commercialpublishingandtookalookatchapbookpublishers.Thiswas

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followedinnovember/December2010withTheIndieInnovators,whichexamined

17groundbreakingpressesandmagazinesplusarticlesonnewwaystoreachread-

ers.Themagazinehasalsoprovidedongoingcoverageofthefast-emerginge-book

marketandnewself-publishingopportunities.

Wecontinuedtooffertop-rateprofilesofwritersandshowcasethebreadthand

diversityofcontemporaryliterature.Coversubjectsincludednigeriannovelist

ChimimandangoziAdichie,AfricanAmericanpoetnikkiFinney,andvietnamese

AmericannovelistMoniqueTruong,plusmentorandmenteeDanzySennaand

PorochistaKhakpourinadialoguethatexploredtheshiftingpoliticsofrace.Wealso

profiledpoetssuchasSherwinBitsui,MajorJackson,Alexlemon,andChristian

Wiman;novelistssuchasJonathanlethem,KarenRussell,TayariJones,andScott

Turow;andmemoiristsheatherSellersandMeghanDaum,amongmanyothers.

Thenovember/December2009issue,featuringaspecialsectiononMFA

programsandourfirstannualMFArankings,washonoredwithaGoldeddie—

anawardgivenbyFolioMagazine,recognizingeditorialexcellence.

WebegantoofferadigitaleditionofthemagazineinMay2011.AKindleedition

waslaunchedwiththeMay/June2011issue,followedbynookandZinioeditions

inJuly/August2011.

Duringthistwo-yearperiod,circulationandreadershipgrew,asdidadvertising

revenue.

Support for Poets&WritersMagazine is provided, in part, by public funds from the

National Endowment for the Arts.

OOKING OVER the previous installments of this annual feature, certain patterns begin to emerge from the many responses to our questions. There are interesting extremes represented in our sampling—one rather nervy poet claimed it took him only a couple of hours to write his book; another revealed that he had toiled for twenty-fi ve years—but, by and large, the experiences of

the seventy-eight poets we’ve profi led thus far support what most of us already know: It takes years to write a good book, and usually many more to f ind a good publ isher. Regardless of the challenges endured or the privileges en-joyed by each year’s debut poets, the component of each story that is always new is the way each poet was inspired to write. These responses shine a bright light on a wellspring of motivation upon which we can all draw to create our art. And the advice these poets offer is smart, well reasoned, and (another pattern emerges) can be summed up in three words. Just. Keep. Writing.

P O E T S & W R I T E R S 55

BeerThe Waste Land

and Other Poems

John

AGE: 41. RESIDENCE: Chicago. GRADUATE DEGREE: MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. JOB: “I write about theater for Time Out Chicago.” PUBLISHER: Canarium Books.

TIME SPENT WRITING THE BOOK: “The bulk of the writing was done in four years, though there were revisions while seeking a publisher.” TIME SPENT FINDING A PUBLISHER: Three years. SAMPLE: “Flee to the mountains! / The end of all things is at hand!” (“No One Here Gets Out Alive: The Life of Lee Harvey Eliot”)SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: “Deadlines, envy, change in seasons, getting bowled over by the work of others, Godard fi lms. As for The Waste Land and Other Poems, probably the big-gest infl uence, besides that other poem, was reading Jack Spicer deeply and mulling over his no-tions of poetic communication and infl uence. Also, the public life of our country continued to be visibly insane.”ADVICE: “Trying to publish a debut book can take a long time. Two things that are most condu-cive to sticking with it, I’d say, are getting encouragement and feedback—otherwise it’s easy to lose heart—and having some way to support yourself that doesn’t leave you isolated or tired all the time. And as irritating as it can be to hear that good work eventually fi nds an audience, I think there’s some truth to it.”

K E V I N L A R I M E R is the editor of Poets & Writers Magazine.

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Fy 2010 Fy 2011

Subscriptions 44,400 48,300

newsstandSales 9,000 9,000

Readership 97,800 105,600

AdRevenue(Print) $1,145,000 $1,216,300

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lAUnCheDIn1996,POeTS&WRITeRS’WeBSITe,pw.org,hasbecomeakeydesti-

nationforwriterslookingforinformation,guidance,andsupporttohelpfurthertheirwork.

Ouruniquedatabasesinclude Grants & awards,Small presses,literary Magazines,andthree

addedduring2010-11:Conferences & Residencies, MFa programs,andliterary agents.each

ofthesedatabasesisvettedbyP&Wstaffforaccuracyandprovidescustomizabletools,such

asautomatice-mailremindersofupcomingcontestdeadlines.

Pw.orgalsofeaturesonline-onlycontentfromthemagazine,suchasvideoandaudioofin-

terviewsubjectsandextendedexcerptsoffeaturedbooks.Otherservicesprovidedbypw.org

includetheDaily news,anaggregateofnewsaboutwriters,books,andpublishing;thenational

literary events Calendar,withlistingsforreadingsandauthoreventsfromcoasttocoast;and

Job listings.the Speakeasy Message Forum,whereacommunityofwritershassharedideas

andadviceformorethanadecade,continuestobeamongthemostpopularareasonthesite.

newadditionstothewebsiteincludeClips,acuratedselectionofvideosincludingbooktrailers,

briefinterviews,andotherliterarycuriositiesupdateddaily.TheinauguralinstallmentofClips

featuredRussiananchorwomanTinaKandelakispeed-readingapoembyJosephBrodskywhile

drivingover150milesperhour.Ithassincecoveredawiderangeofsubjectsfromthewhimsical

tothescholarly.

the time is now,launchedinJanuary2011,providesfreeweeklywritingpromptsforpoets

andforfictionwriters.Writerscanvisitthewebsitetoreadtheprompts,orsubscribeto

receiveaweeklye-mail.Thisservicewasdevelopedinresponsetoanevidentneedamong

visitorstothesite,andimmediatelygarneredthousandsofsubscribers.

Overall,traffictopw.orgincreaseddramaticallyduringthepasttwoyears,asdidsubscrip-

tionstoourbiweeklye-newsletter.Onlineadvertisingrevenuealsoincreasedsignificantly,

generatingincomethatsupportsthewebsite,e-newsletter,andthedevelopmentofnewdigital

servicesandpublications.

Support for pw.org is provided, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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“ Not all writers live among other writers. If you

live in, say, Dickson, Tennessee—the town

where I teach—you may have trouble finding

like-minded writers who will inform you and

prod you to do better. Your local tribe, if it even

exists, may not be advertising its presence.”

—David Harris

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OURInFORMATIOnSeRvICeSDePARTMenTansweredmorethana

thousandinquiriesperyear,viatelephoneande-mail,fromwritersseeking

adviceonhowtopublishtheirworkandadvancetheirwritingcareers.Thispersonal

assistancetowritersisavailableMondaythroughFriday,duringbusinesshours,and

isfreeofcharge.Inaddition,InformationServicesstaffhelpedmaintainseveralofthe

databasesonpw.org,includingtheDirectory of Poets & Writers,whichnowallowsthe

9,000+listedwriterstoaddlinkstobookreviews,audioandvideoclips,andinfor-

mationaboutupcomingreadings.InFY11,morethan500newwriterswereaddedto

theDirectory.TheDirectoryisusedbywriterstoconnectwitheachotheraswellasby

organizersofreadingseriesandconferenceswhoarelookingforwriterstoparticipate

intheirevents.

Support for Information Services is provided, in part, by public funds from the National

Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.

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ReaDinGS/WoRKSHopS

SInCe1970,TheReADInGS/WORKShOPS(R/W)PROGRAMhas

provideddirectsupporttowriterswhogivepublicreadingsorconduct

writingworkshopsinavarietyofvenues,includinglibraries,museums,univer-

sities,homelessshelters,communitycenters,andhospitals.Wealsosupport

writingworkshopsforunderservedpopulations,includingseniorcitizens,

at-riskyouth,survivorsofdomesticviolence,prisoninmates,andveterans.

TheprogramcurrentlyoperatesinCaliforniaandnewYork,aswellaseight

citiesoutsideofthesestates:Atlanta,Chicago,Detroit,houston,newOrleans,

Seattle,Tucson,andWashington,D.C.Throughthissmallgrantsprogram,

Poets&Writershelpstoconnectwriterswithaudiencesandstimulateliterary

activityintownslargeandsmall.Asoneofourgranteesrecentlysaid,“Maybe

itwasasmallgrant,butitpackedapunch!”

In2009-2010,882writersreceivedatotalof$238,035fromPoets&Writers.

Thesewritersparticipatedin2,258eventsthatwerehostedby474organiza-

tions,andreachedanaudienceof99,868people.P&W’sfeestowriterswere

morethanmatchedbythepresentingorganizations,whichprovidedan

additional$278,379towriters.

In2010-11,899writersreceivedatotalof$220,400fromPoets&Writers.

Thesewritersparticipatedin2,197eventshostedby444organizations,and

reachedanaudienceof98,161people.Presentingorganizationsprovidedan

additional$282,098towriters.Foracompletelistofsponsoringorganizations

andwritersfunded,pleaseseetheappendix.

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Michael Czarnecki on the poetic Road in Rural new york

Asliverofamoonshinesofftomyright,lowinthewesternsky.Straightahead,JupiterguidesmeasIdrivesouth,homeonWheelerhillalittlelessthananhouraway.AshortwhileagoIleftthelimaPubliclibrary.

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“IlovewhatIdo.Igettotalktosmart,talentedpeopleaboutwords.

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InnewYorkState,wheretheReadings/Workshopsprogrambeganfortyyears

ago,P&Wsupportseventsineveryoneofthestate’s62counties.Forexample,

weprovidedongoingsupportforwritingworkshopsforseniorsatfiveofnew

YorkCity’sSettlementhouses.Theseworkshopsaretheresultofalongstanding

partnershipwithUnitedneighborhoodhousing,withadditionalsupport

providedbythelouisandAnneAbronsFoundation,since2001.In2009-10,a

grantfromtheneA’sCreativityandAginginAmericaprogramenabledP&W

toexpandthisworktotheCenterforBlackliteratureatMedgareversCollege

inBrooklynandtheGlenvilleSeniorCenterinGlenville,newYork,aswellasto

severalsitesinCalifornia.Asone79-yearoldparticipantwrote,“Atthislateage,

itissuchagifttohave[theseworkshops]available—atatimeinlifewhenthere

issomuchloss—tohaveanewfire!”

Anothersenior,amemberofourlongestrunningworkshopatGoddardRiver-

sideCommunityCenterinManhattan,said,“I’mnotsuremylifecouldcontinue

asithaswithoutthestimulusandcomfortofthisprogram…Imightwindup

oneofthosepeopleonabenchoutsidewhodoesn’thavemuchontheircalen-

darexceptmedicalappointments.”We’vedocumentedthisexceptionalgroupof

writersinavideo,whichcanbeviewedhere.

InMarch2010,JohnManeyJr.conductedaseriesofworkshopsinQueensatthe

FortuneSociety,anorganizationdedicatedtosupportingsuccessfulreentryof

formerlyincarceratedmenandwomenandpromotingalternativestoincarcera-

tion.“Theworkshopshaveproducedamazingwritingandhavehelpedpartici-

pantsbuildconfidenceintheirabilitytoexpressthemselves.Poverty,abuse,and

prisondehumanizepeople;givingvoicetomenandwomenintheseworkshops

notonlyhealsbuthelpsthembuildempathyagain,”writesManey.“Thisimpor-

tantworkremindsusofourhumanconnectiontoeachother.”

A documentary look at a writing workshop for seniors, which Poets & Writers has funded for ten years. The workshop takes place at the God-dard Riverside Community Center in New York City and some of the

writers have participated continuously since 2001.

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InSpring2011,wesupportedaseriesofwritingworkshopsattheveteran’s

hospitalinManhattan,co-sponsoredwitheldersSharetheArts.“Theveterans

inthisgrouparefrom55to70yearsinageandhaveservedintheKorean,viet-

nam,andtheGulfWars,”writespoetandfacilitatorClaraSala.“Thesemenhave

beengreatlyaffectedbytheirexperienceswithwar(manysufferfrompost-trau-

maticstressdisorderandafewfromschizophrenia).Thegroupisloving,caring,

kind,andextremelysupportive.Asawriterandfacilitatoroftheworkshops,Iam

honoredtoknowthem,[andto]sharetheirlives,theirartandtheirvulnerability.”

InSpringof2010andagainin2011,wesupportedwritingworkshopswithThe

MentalhealthAssociationinCattaraugusCounty.WritersThomasKrampfand

helenRuggieriledtheworkshops.ProjectdirectorJoannMcAndrewreported,

“Thisseriesofworkshopsdemonstratesthevalueofmakingsuchanopportunity

availabletopeopleinourruralarea.Theextraordinarygiftsofwritingthatare

sharedwithpeersfosterbothsupportandcomfort.Manyofthefolksattendingare

dealingwithmonumentalpersonalissuesandtheseworkshopsprovideaneeded

outletforexpressionandhealing.Sosuccessfulweretheworkshops,thatafterthe

grant[ended],thegroupoptedtocontinuemeeting.Differentmemberswillvolun-

teertofacilitateandTomandhelenhavecontinuedtooffertheirinput.Thankyou

forsupportingthisgroup—ourcommunitysoappreciatesthisprogram.”

InRochester,newYork,FlyingSquirrelCommunitySpacebroughttogetherbeat

poetsfromnewYorkCityandSanFranciscoforanightofradicalpoetryand

jazz.DavidMeltzer,JaninePommyvega,SamAbrams,andMichaelRothenberg

tookthestage,joinedbythebluessoundsof“TheOvercompensators.”Anaudience

memberpostedthefollowingonFacebook:“Itwasanunbelievablenight,the

poetry,themusic,theatmosphere,theenergy.Itallcametogetherandproduced

magic!I’llneverforgetbeingthere.Itwasbeyondmywildestimagination—a

trulygreatevening—historic,nohyperbolethere!”ProjectdirectorPaulette

Schwartzfagerwrote,“Onlyayearold,thisFlyingSquirreleventwasthehighlight

ofouryoungpoetryseries.Weofferedeventsforfreeandeveryonefeltasense

ofcommunityandexcitement.Thehistoricconvergenceofbeatpoetswasall

themorepowerfulbecauseitbroughtanaudiencethatwasdiverseinage(from

17to70),ethnicityandeconomiclevel.”

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Tocelebrateourworkwithteensandseniors,eachyearPoets&Writersorganiz-

esanIntergenerationalReadingthatbringstogetherwritersofallageswhopar-

ticipateinourwritingworkshops.hostedbypoetandperformerRegieCabico,

withspacegenerouslyprovidedbyBarnes&noble,thisannualeventcontinues

todrawscoresofreaders.

In2010wehostedourfirstCross-CulturalReadingtocelebratethediversityof

writerswesupport.MorethantwentyP&W-supportedwriterscametogetherto

readtheirworkattheCaveCanemFoundationandtheeventquicklybecame

atradition.

atlanta

Poets&WriterssponsoredtwentyeventsinAtlantain2009-10,and33in2010-11.

WriterAnnlynn,whofacilitatedworkshopsattheAtlantavetCenterforfemale

veteransoftheGulfWar,wrote:“Inthisseriesofworkshops,wetalkedandwrote

aboutsafetyandrefuge.Theworkshopsgotdeeperanddeeper,thelongerwe

workedtogether,writingandsharingourinnermostfeelings.Ihavetaughtwriting

workshopsbefore,buttheseworkshopshavecrystallizedmysenseofmyselfasa

teacher—havegivenmea‘voice’asateacher,asonefindsone’svoiceasawriter.”

The4thAtlantaQueerFestival,heldinOctober2010,broughttogethertwenty-

fiveauthors.OrganizerandhostCollinKelleywrote,“Wewereexcitedtobring

StevenReignsfroml.A.,whichwecouldnothavedonewithoutP&W’ssupport,

aswellasAmyKing,nationallyknownpoet,activist,andblogger.[Reignsand

King]drewourlargestaudiences.”

AtSeniorConnections/northDekalbSeniorCenter,writerAnnlynnfacilitated

aseriesoffiveworkshopsforseniors,where,shereports,theparticipantswere

“eagertowrite,gameforanything.”DirectorBelindaGoodman“respondedto

theseniorsrequestingaclassthatwouldbegoodfortheirminds,”sayslynn.

“IamsogratefulthereisanorganizationlikeP&Wthatseestheneedtobring

writingtounderservedpopulations.Ifeelsupportednotonlyfinancially,but

emotionallyaswell.”

AreadingatCharasBooksandMorewithSassafraslowreyalsoreceivedP&W

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Poet Amy King reads at Decatur Library during the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival.

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support.lowerywrites,“Thisreadingfromthe Kicked Outanthologybrought

togetherthevoicesoflGBTmenandwomenwhowereformerlyhomeless.Being

publishedbyasmallpressmeansthatI’monmyowntofindwaystofinancetours,

anditjustwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsupportfromPoets&Writers.”

Chicago

eventssupportedinChicagoincludedareadingbyAngelaJacksonatthesixth

annualhaikuFestivalAwardsProgram,heldattheChicagoPubliclibraryin

April2010.FestivaldirectorReginaBaiocchireported,“Morethan1,600poets,

ageseighttofourteen,submittedpoemsthatwereadjudicatedbysixdifferent

judges.Poets&Writers’generousgranthelpedraisethehaikuFestival’svisibil-

ityandallowedustointroduceanewgenerationtoAngelaJackson,oneofthe

youngestarchitectsoftheBlackArtsMovement,whichmarkedapivotalturning

pointinU.S.andworldhistory.AngelaJacksonheldtheaudiencefromthemo-

mentshetooktothestage.Sheisanengagingreaderwhousedautobiographi-

calthreadstoweavehergreatpoeticandprosaictapestry.Sheuseddifferent

voicestoportrayvariouscharactersandpersonae,muchtothedelightofthe

listeners.AsaresultMs.Jacksonsoldandsignedeverybookshehadonhand.”

RobbieQ.TelferwritesofhisperformanceatTeamenglewoodCommunityAcad-

emyinJanuary2011:“ThiseventwasthefirstinwhatIhopetobeanannualSouth-

sideofChicagoPoetrySlamchampionshipforyouth.We[thementorswhorun

youthteamsinChicago]areconstantlylookingforwaystoprofessionalizethiswork

thatwehavedoneforfreeforsolong.P&Wgrantsareawonderfulmechanismin

ourgrowthtosupportyouth,throughourreadingsandourmentorship.”

DavidMillsgaveareadingattheCookCountyDetentionCenterandwrote,“I

reallyvaluemyworkwithteensandcommunitiesofcolorwhoareatrisk.More

thanapoetryworkshop,Ihopeit’spossiblyhelpingtosavealife.”

hamzaWalker,oftheRenaissanceSociety/UniversityofChicago,organized

readingsbyKimRosenfieldandKarenWeiser,whichwere“partofaninstallment

offemaleauthorsreadinginconjunctionwiththeRenaissanceSociety’scurrent

exhibitionbyBritishsculptorRebeccaWarren,”saysWalker.“P&W’scontribution

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Kim Rosenfeld reads at Swift Hall at the University of Chicago.

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insupportoftheSociety’sinterdisciplinaryprogramminghelpedtodefraythe

writers’honorariaandallowedustobringwritersattheforefrontoftheircareers,

livingoutsideofChicago,toourprogram.”

Detroit

Avalentine’sDayreading,heldatDetroit’sChristtheKingCatholicChurchin

February2010,was“apowerfulcelebrationofthespokenwordarts,”saidproject

directorRickJoseph.“FeaturedpoetMichaelJones…offeredinsightsintothe

AfricanAmericanexperiencethatforgednewbondswiththeaudiencebothwhite

andblack.ThePoets&WritersgrantenabledustofeatureMr.Jonesandlever-

ageadditionalfundsfromourparish’sAdultFaithFormationCommission,which

viewedtheeventasanopportunitytobringtogetherpeoplefromdiversecultures

andbackgrounds.”TheeventwassosuccessfulthatthegroupinvitedJonesback

in2011,andhe“electrifiedtheaudiencewithhispassionateblendofpoetryand

dance.WesoappreciateP&W’ssupportasithelpedustomaximizethequalityof

thiseventandmarketittoawideraudience,”saysJoseph.

AtWayneStateUniversity,performancepoetGeorgeWallacemadehisfirst

Detroitappearance.“TheaudienceravedabouthisuniqueeastCoaststyleof

presentation,andevenforgavehimbeingaYankeesfan,”writessponsorM.l.

liebler.“Georgeheldthisworkingclassstudentaudienceinthepalmofhis

hand.P&Wraisesourimageinthecommunitybecauseitsaystoaudiences,

theseprogramsareworthyofnationalsupport.”

AtaneventattheInvoiceWritingClubinClintonTownship,M.l.lieblerwas

afeaturedreader,alongwithAricaForeman.SponsorJohnJeffirewrites,“The

eventwasthreeandahalfhoursofmusic,poetry,andlanguageforover100

youngpeople.lieblerwashisusualawesomeself—hisuseofmusiccombined

withspokenwordwasextremelyeffective.Aricawassensational.heryouthreally

helpedkidstorelatetothepoetrysheperformed.”

InsideOutheldawritingconferenceforhighschoolstudentswithworkshops

offeredbyavarietyofpoets.“ComingbacktoDetroitafterbeingawaytopursue

myMFAinpoetry,toworkwithstudentsfrommycommunity,whohave

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incrediblewritingskills,wastrulymovingforme,”writesnandiComer,oneof

theteachingpoetsattheconference.

new orleans

InnewOrleans,wesponsoredliteraryeventsatmuseums,churches,nursing

homes,publiclibraries,onuniversitycampuses,andinasaloon.Aneventspon-

soredbythePressStreet/AntennaCollectivetookplaceinthebasementofthe

ColtonSchool—aformermiddleschool,shutteredbyKatrina,whichhasbecome

avibrantcommunityartscenter.“PiaZ.ehrhardt’sreadingofhernewworkwasa

wonderfulevent.Theaudiencewasdiverseandattentive.Afterwards,otherwriters

fromthe220-membercollectivealsoreadandbreak-outdiscussionsregarding

theworkkeptthecrowdatColtonlate,”wrotesponsorAnneGisleson.“Thanksso

muchforsupportingourliterarycommunity,”sheadded.

KatherynKrotzerlaborde,assistantprofessoratXavierUniversityoflouisiana,

reported:“Tara[Masih]’sreadingonourcampuswassuchasuccess,especially

asshealsotaughtcreativewritingtoourcompositionclass,andgaveareading

attheteashopacrossthelake.InreturnwegaveTaraapost-Katrinatourofthe

citytoshowherhowwearestillstrugglingtorecover.Wearesogratefultohave

beenabletobringTaratonewOrleans.”

DaveBrinks,founderofthe17Poets!literaryandPerformanceSerieswrote

evocativelyaboutareadingattheGoldMineSalooninMarch2011:“Through

theP&Wgrant,ourweeklyserieswasabletosecurelouisianaPoetlaureate

DarrellBourqueandnYCpoetBillZavatsky,alsoawonderfuleditor,publisher,

andtranslator.Bill’spoemsweredeeplytouchingandhumorousandtheaudi-

encerespondedverypositively.Bourque’swork,especiallytheonesinresponse

toworksofart,hadvividimageryandbeautifulinterpretationsforouraudience.”

ThenewOrleansJazzandheritageGalleryFestivalsponsoredareadingwith

DeliaTominonakayama,emilyewings,lauraKristenMattingly,andBeulah

CareyinMarch2011.“eachwriterbroughtinadifferentperspectiveandsetof

experiencesuponwhichtodrawina‘round-robin’stylereading,”writesproject

directorDonMarshall.“Theagerangeofthepoetsspannedalmost50years.

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excellentpoetryandpresentationsallaround!”

Washington D.C.

“Gibson’skickoffperformancewasahigh-energycalltoarms,settingthetonefor

truth-tellingandengagementforthefollowingfourdaysofpassionatepoetryand

discussion,”saidSarahBrowningoftheSplitThisRockFestival.Inadditionto

AndrewGibson,Poets&WriterssupportedreadingsbynatalieIlum,ToniAsante

lightfoot,JeffreyMcDaniel,andlenelleMoiseatthe2010SplitThisRockFestival.

“Ilum,animportantadvocateforqueerartistsinD.C.,[whoalsohas]amobility

disability,broughtallheridentitiestoherspokenwordperformance,exploring

genderandbody,”saidBrowning.“lenilleMoise,afirstgenerationhaitian,

broughtaspecialpoignancy…inlightoftherecentdevastatingearthquake.

ThePoets&Writersgrantwasessentialinourplanningandpromotion,lent

artisticcredibilityandshine,anddemonstratedstrongsupportfromthepoetry

communityforthisfestival.”

WesupportedareadingandworkshopbyJamaalMayatTheSeeDSchoolinFeb-

ruary2011.ProjectdirectorTopherKandikwrites:“Jamaalledawritingworkshop

forournewlyformedcreativewritingclub.hisvisitwasthemostsuccessfulwe’ve

hadsofar,ashebroughtoursmalldedicatedgroupofyoungwriterstothenext

level.nowwehavestudentsclamoringtojointheclub,afterseeinghisdramatic

performancesandbeingpartofthedialogueaboutpoetryandform,writingand

performing.Maybeitwasasmallgrant,butitpackedapunch!”

DerrickWestonBrownofBusboysandPoetswrites,“honestly,eachtimeI’ve

neededtobringinapoetfromoutsideofourarea,theP&Wgrantshaveenabled

metoreallyconnectwithpoetswhobringanamazingdiversitytomymonthly

series.”OfapoetryreadingandworkshopatSoundsofempowerment,JoyMat-

thewsAlfordwrites,“Participantsweresurprisedandpleasedatthedepthofthe

expressionsthatcamethrough.FundingfromP&Wwaspivotalinourabilityto

prepareforthisworkshop.Ithelpedustofurtherourgoalstoempowerwomen

aswellasmeninalloftheirchoices,andtostressthebenefitthatcreativity

playsinthatempowerment.”

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California

In2009-2010,P&W’sCaliforniaofficecelebratedtwentyyearsofprogrammingin

theGoldenState.We’vecomealongwaysince1989,whenwepaid$10,000to

91writers.In2009-10,wepaid$71,250to391writersparticipatingin767events

in47Californiacounties.In2010-11,wepaid$66,950to380writersparticipating

in832eventsin46counties.

ManyprojectdirectorstestifythatR/Wgrantsenableliteraryprogrammingthat

wouldnototherwisebepossible.AfteraworkshopbypoetSusanWooldridge

attheParadiseBranchlibraryinButteCounty,librarianBrendaCrottsreported:

“ThePoets&Writersgrantallowedustooffer,inoureconomicallydepressed

county,anopportunityforwriterstoreceiveinstructiononthecreativeprocess

ofpoetrywriting....Participantstraveledfromothercitiesandevenanother

countyfortheworkshop.”

20%ofourCaliforniafundswenttowritingworkshopsforunderservedpopula-

tions,includingseniors,teens,veterans,homelessindividuals,andpeopleof

color.WecontinuedourcollaborationwiththeCaliforniaCenterfortheBook,

offeringpoetryandmemoirworkshops,includingseveralinSpanish,atruraland

exurbanlibraries.

AfterleadingaworkshopwithSpokenInterludesforlGBTseniorsinlosAnge-

les,whichculminatedinapublicreadingofparticipants’work,writerMichael

Kearnssaid:“Theeventwastrulyinspired.elevenlGBT,50+writersreadtoa

wildlyenthusiasticaudience.Peopleleapttotheirfeetanduseddescriptions

like‘cathartic’and‘transformational.’Theworkwasintimate,powerful,sexy,

andutterlywithouthiding....Theclassesleadinguptothe‘show’taughtmeso

muchaboutthepowerofcreatingasafespaceforagroupofindividualswhoare

largelyignoredand/ormarginalized.”

Ourfundingandoutreachhashadaspecialimpactonunderservedregions

suchastheCentralvalleyandtheInlandempire.“ManytimesIsubsidizemy

Cowboy poet Larry Maurice at the Yuba Theatre in Sierraville, CA, where he gave a reading sponsored

by P&W and the Sierra County Arts Council, June 2010.

Writer Olga Garcia Echeverria (left) with workshop participants at the Home Gardens Library in Corona, CA, May 2010.

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incomeviaworkshops,presentations,readings,etc.,”saidOlgaGarciaech-

everria,whotaughttwobilingualworkshopsintheInlandempire.“Iwouldnot

beabletodothistypeofworkwereitnotpaid,sothankyou,Poets&Writ-

ers,forbeingoneoftheorganizationsthathassupportedmywritingcareer.I

alsothankyouformakingcreativewritingaccessibletobilingualaudiencesin

remoteareas.”

AgrantfromtheneA’sCreativityandAginginAmericaprogramenabledusto

supportwritingworkshopsforseniorsattheethelhartSeniorCenterinSacra-

mento,ledbypoetJuliaConnor,andatKeiroSeniorhealthcareinlosAngeles,

wherewriternaomihiraharaconductedsessionsinJapaneseandenglish.Sev-

eralworkshopsforveteransandteensinthefostercaresystemalsohelpedP&W

fulfillitsmissiontomakeliteratureavailabletothewidestpossibleaudience.

Houston

In2009-10,thefourthyearforR/Winhouston,wesupported16writerspartici-

patingin51eventswithorganizationsincludingBrother2BrotherBookClub,

RiceUniversity,andWritersintheSchools(WITS).Afteraworkshopforteens

ledbypoetemanueleeBean,PamGardnerofhoustonhOPesaid:“Because

ofthisgrant,studentsinClintonParkandMagnoliaParkwereabletoreceive

lessonsfromatalentedexpertinthefieldofpoetry.[Theworkshopprovidedthe

teens]anopportunitytoexpressthemselvesandtousetheircreativityincom-

municatingwiththeirpeers.”

In2010-11,P&Wsupported15writersin78events,workingwithhoustonorgani-

zationsincludingArtePublico,thehoustonIndieBookFestival,andtheBayou

Review.AfterareadingwithvoicesBreakingBoundaries,poetObinwakanma

said:“Thissupporthelpedinnosmallmeasuretoconnectmewithacommu-

nityofreaders,fans,andathoroughlyinformedaudienceforpoetry.”InApril,

P&WFellowCathylinhChehostedawell-attendedinformationalmeetingabout

theReadings/WorkshopsprogramatInprintandemceedareadingbylocal

womenwriters(laurenBerry,SashaPimentelChacón,ChitraBanerjeeDivaka-

runi,BeverlyMonestier,andSusanWood)hostedbyBarnes&noble.Thiswas

At Houston’s River Oaks Shopping Center, poets Lauren Berry, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Beverly Monestier, Sasha Pimentel, and Susan

Wood read from SheWalksinBeauty as well as their own work.

Creative nonfiction writer Dale Guy Madison reads with In the Meantime Men’s Group in Los Angeles

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oneofseveralreadingsnationwide,supportedbyhyperion/voiceincelebration

ofnationalPoetryMonthandthereleaseofShe Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s

Journey Through Poems.

Seattle

“notonlywaseachwriteratthetopofhisorhergame,allofthemtogethercre-

atedanamazingalchemy,”reportedAlixWilberoftheRichardhugohouseafter

afictionreadingandworkshopwithRebeccaBrownandseveralotherwriters.

“Onecouldalmostfeelthemfallinginlovewitheachotherfromthestage.By

theendoftheeveningtheaudiencewasinspired,excited,anddeeplysatisfied.

Duringtheafterparty,morethanoneaudiencemembercameuptotellmethat

theycouldn’twaitforthenextevent.”Suchenthusiasmwasnotuncommonin

Seattle,whereP&Wsupported50eventswith21writersandpartneredwith16

diverseorganizations,rangingfromtheArabCenterofWashingtontoYouth

SpeaksSeattleduring2009-10.

In2010-2011P&Wpartneredwith11Seattleorganizations,fromtraditional

literaryvenueslikehugohousetounexpectedinstitutionsliketheUniversityof

WashingtonSchoolofnursing(wherewriterTheresaBrowntaughtaworkshop

forhealthcareproviders)andtheCompasshousingAlliance(wherewriterCaro-

lineBrowntaughtaworkshopforveterans).Inthespring,R/WWestAssistant

DirectorJamieFitzGeraldconvenedaroundtablemeetingfortheSeattleliterary

Community.

Whattheeventshadincommonwasthattheyforgedconnectionsbetween

writersandaudiences.AsSueJoergerofhugohousesaidafterareading

andworkshopwithfictionwriterDebraMagpieearling,“Itwasimportantto

ustohaveanativeperspectiveonourstageforourBornintheU.S.A.event

andDebrastruckwonderful,nuancednotesaboutwhat‘American’really

means.Debra’swork,asallgoodliteraturedoes,bridgeddifferences,en-

couragingouraudiencetoseesomenativeexperiencesnotasexoticorun-

knownbutasfamiliarandreflectiveofoursharedstrugglesandtriumphs.”

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tucson

The44eventsP&WsupportedinTucsonduring2009-10broughtliteratureto

fansofpoetryandprose(atvenuessuchastheUniversityofArizonaandthe

TucsonBotanicalGardens)andtoyoungandold(viatheTucsonIndianCenter’s

ArtsReachprogramforteensandvillaMariaCareCenter’sworkshopsforse-

niors).“Poets&Writers’involvementintheworkshopatthisjuveniledetention

centeriscrucialinattemptingtohelpthestudentsconnectliteracytocreativity

andculturalawareness....Ifeltanoverwhelmingsenseofrespectandenthusi-

asmcomingfromtheparticipants,”saidpoetSherwinBitsuiafteraworkshop

attheTohonoO’odhamnationJuvenileDetentionCenter,organizedbyTucson

IndianCenterArtsReach.InJune,justbeforethedesertheathititsblistering

summerlevels,R/WWestdirectorCherylKleinconvenedaninformational

meetingatCasalibreenlaSolana,alocalliterarycenter.

FromteenworkshopsattheUniversityofArizonatoreadingsbycutting-edge

poetswithPOG:PoetryinAction,the46eventsand33writersP&Wsupported

inTucsonin2010-11wereasdiverseasthecityitself.PoetDoloresConnellyled

ahaikuworkshopforattheArmorySeniorCenter,whichwasfollowedbya

publicreading.“Thereadinggavetheattendees…achancetointeractwithan

audience,whichincludedafewpeopleintheirtwentiesfromTucsonYouth

Development,”Connellyreported.“Oneyouthwasdeeplymovedbyanelder’s

seasonalallusiontobeinginherlife’s‘December,’withfeetonfirefrompain

aswellasfromanurgencytoexperiencefullyandprofoundlywhatremainsof

herlife.”TheworkshopbenefitedConnelly,too:“AsaresultofreceivingPoets

&Writers’supportforthisevent:1)Myworkhasbeenmadeintoanartistbook

thathasbeenjuriedintoshowsinWashingtonStateaswellasinOregonand

newYorkandboughtbyYale;2)I’vebeenaskedtoreadagainoncommunity

radio;and3)I’vebeeninvitedtobeafeaturedreaderofanotherevent.”

Writer Denise Uyehara performs as part of “Sensual Productions” at the University of Arizona Poetry Center in Tucson, AZ March 2010.

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InADDITIOnTOOveRSeeInGTheReADInGS/WORKShOPPROGRAMwestof

theMississippi,ourWestCoastofficecontinuedtobuildthewritingcommunityinCali-

forniaviaaseriesofregionalroundtablemeetings.Welloverahundredwriters,presenters,

teachers,smallpresseditors,andothersworkingintheliteraryfieldparticipatedingather-

ingsheldinlosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Fresno,Riverside,Sacramento,andSanFrancisco

todiscussissuesfacingtheliteraryartsintheircommunities.Areasofdiscussionincluded

literaryfestivals,publicitystrategiesforwriters,andworkshopsforunderservedpopulations,

andmanyofthemeetingsfeaturedaguestspeakerwithexpertiseonthesetopics.

InApril2010,P&W’sWestCoastworkshopswererepresentedattheAssociationofWriters

andWritingProgramsConferenceinDenver,wherewepresentedapaneltitled“BothSides

oftheMouth:TeachingBilingualWorkshops,”featuringveteranR/Wwritersnaomihirahara

andTimZ.hernandez,alongwithDanielChacónoftheUniversityofTexasatelPaso’sbilin-

gualMFAprogram.

WithhelpfromourJosephF.McCrindleFoundationFellow,CathylinhChe,weofferedour

firstannualWorkshopleadersRetreat,afreehalf-dayconferenceforwriterswhoteachun-

derservedpopulations.Seventeenpeople,representingorganizationssuchasWriteGirland

MIlSPeAK,gatheredat826lAinechoParktosharebestpracticesandwritingexercises.

WestagedourfirstCaliforniaConnectingCulturesreading,modeledonP&W’scross-cultural

readinginnewYorkeachyear.ThereadingbroughttogetherwritersrepresentingfourR/W

partnerorganizationsinSouthernCalifornia:thelevantineCulturalCenter,MixedRootsFilm&

literaryFestival,PAlABRAMagazine,andtheWorldStage.Sixteenwriterssharedtheirworkfor

anaudienceofmorethan40peopleatBeyondBaroqueinvenice.P&Walsohostedareading

byR/W-supportedwomenpoetsattheSantaMonicaBarnes&nobleincelebrationofnational

PoetryMonthandinconjunctionwiththereleaseofShe Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s Journey

Through Poems,ananthologyeditedbyCarolineKennedy.

AfterareadingwiththeArcadePoetryProjectinOxnard,CA,poetGailWronskysummedupthe

roleofP&Winherlife:“Mostlyasapoetonefeelsalone.Poets&Writersfeelslikeafriend.”

California staff: Cathy Che, Cheryl Klein, and Jamie Asaye FitzGerald.

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Prizes Sponsored by Poets & Writers

the Jackson poetry prize

TheJacksonPoetryPrize,establishedin2006,honorsanAmericanpoetof

exceptionaltalentwhodeserveswiderrecognition.The$50,000prizeisdesigned

toprovidewhatallpoetsneed—timeandtheencouragementtowrite.Thereis

noapplicationprocessfortheJacksonPoetryPrize.nomineesareidentifiedby

agroupofpoetsselectedbyPoets&Writerswhoremainanonymous;final

selectionismadebyapanelofesteemedpoets.

In2010,theJacksonPoetryPrizewaspresentedtoharryetteMullen.Intheircita-

tion,judgesFannyhowe,TedKooser,andC.K.WilliamsdescribedMs.Mullen’s

poemsas“brilliantandenigmatic,familiarandsubversive.likejewels,herpo-

emsaremultifacetedandshootofflights.Mullenusesthetechniquesofsound

association,innuendo,andsignifying,andthiswaymakesthereaderalerttothe

cunningoftheenglishlanguage.”

In2011,theJacksonPoetryPrizewasawardedtoJamesRichardson.Judgeswere

MarkDoty,RitaDove,andGeraldStern.Thejudges’citationsaidthat

Richardsonis“amoralphilosopherandastudentofscience;hisformaland

intellectualrigorismatchedbythecompassionwithwhichheexaminesour

complexnegotiationwithloveandtime,illuminatingoursenseofourselves.”

The Jackson Poetry Prize is made possible by a significant gift from the Liana

Foundation.

2010 Jackson Poetry Prize winner Harryette Mullen.

2011 Jackson Poetry Prize winner James Richardson.

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the Maureen egen Writers exchange award

establishedin1984,theMaureenegenWritersexchangeAwardintroduces

emergingwriterstothenewYorkliterarycommunityandprovidesthemwith

anetworkforprofessionaladvancement.eachyearwritersfromasinglestate

areinvitedtoapply.Winnersareselectedbyoutsidejudgesandreceiveanall-

expenses-paidtriptonewYorkCitytomeetwithtopliteraryprofessionals,

includingeditors,agents,publishers,andprominentwriters,andtogiveapublic

reading.Todate,morethaneightywritersfromthirty-twostateshavepartici-

pated.TheyhaveincludedSueMonkKidd(The Secret Life of Bees),DavidMura

(Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei),FaeMyenneng(Bone),andMona

Simpson(Anywhere But Here, My Hollywood),amongmanyothers.

2009winnersfromTennesseewereBlasFalconer(poetry)andJeanne

McDonald(fiction).TheywereselectedbyjudgesnatashaTrethewey(poetry)

andPaulaMorris(fiction).

2010winnersfromnewJerseywereClaudiaBurbank(poetry)andDaniel

Degnan(fiction).TheywereselectedbyjudgesSophieCabotBlack(poetry)

andnahidRachlin(fiction).

The Writers Exchange Award is supported by a generous contribution from Hachette

Book Group USA, in honor of Maureen Egen, for whom the award is named.

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California Writers exchange award

Poets&WritersofferstheCaliforniaWritersexchangecontesteverythirdyear.

ModeledontheMaureenegenWritersexchangeAward,winners(whomustlive

inCalifornia)receiveanall-expenses-paidtriptonewYorkCitytomeetwithtop

literaryprofessionals,includingeditors,agents,publishers,andprominentwrit-

ers,andtogiveapublicreading.

The2010CaliforniaWritersexchangeAwardwinnerswereSeanBernard(fiction)

andCraigSantosPerez(poetry).ThejudgeswereKarenTeiYamashitaforfiction

andJuanFelipeherreraforpoetry.Thewinnerswerechosenfromapoolof692

fictionentriesand712poetryentries.

The California Writers Exchange is funded by a generous grant from the James Irvine

Foundation.

the amy award

TheAmyAwardispresentedtowomenpoetsagethirtyandunderlivinginthe

newYorkCitymetropolitanareaoronlongIsland.Winnersreceivean

honorariumandareadinginnewYorkCity.Theawardwasestablishedby

PaulaTrachtmanandedwardButscherofeasthampton,newYork,inmemory

ofMs.Trachtman’sdaughter,AmyRothholz,anactorandpoet.

Winnersin2010wereSimoneKearney,eugenialeigh,andAnneMarieRooney;

in2011,CaitlinDoyle,CourtneyKampa,andJennyXie.

a recent essay by Shabnam Piryaei, 2007 Amy Award Winner

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2010 Amy Award Winners.

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Barnes & noble Writers for Writers award

In2010Poets&WriterspresentedtheBarnes&nobleWritersforWritersAward

toJunotDíaz,MaxinehongKingston,andM.l.liebler.The2011recipientswere

MariaMaziottiGillan,JohnGrisham,andelizabethnunez.

establishedin1996,theBarnes&nobleWritersforWritersAward,whichis

presentedatP&W’sannualdinner,celebratesauthorswhohavegivengenerously

tootherwritersortothebroaderliterarycommunity.honoreesarenominatedby

acommitteecomposedofpastwinners,otherprominentwriters,andtheBoard

ofDirectorsofPoets&Writers.ThetitleoftheawardhasbeengiventoBarnes&

nobleinappreciationoftheirextraordinarysupportofPoets&Writers.

the editor’s award

Theeditor’sAwardwasgiventoPatStrachanin2010,andtoJonathanGalassi

in2011.

establishedin2009,Poets&Writers’editor’sAward,whichispresentedatP&W’s

annualdinner,recognizesabookeditorwhohasmadeanoutstandingcontribu-

tiontothepublicationofpoetryorliteraryproseoverasustainedperiodoftime.

honoreesarenominatedbyacommitteecomposedofpastwinners,other

prominentwritersandeditors,andtheBoardofDirectorsofPoets&Writers.

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Michael Morrison, John Grisham, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Elizabeth Nunez, Elliot Figman, Jonathan Galassi, and

Paul Rudnick at the 2011 Benefit.

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eAChYeAR,POeTS&WRITeRSDISTRIBUTeSthousandsof

complimentarycopiesof Poets & Writers Magazineandotherma-

terialstoliteraryfestivals,conferences,andorganizationsaroundthe

country,includingthoseonthelistbelow.P&Wstaffmembersattend

theseeventswheneverpossible,inordertomeetthewritersweserve.

Forexample,weregularlyattendtheleimertParkvillageBookFairin

losAngelesandtheBrooklynBookFestivalinnewYork.Weattended

theAssociationofWritersandWritingPrograms(AWP)conferencesin

Denverin2010andWashington,D.C.,in2011.Weco-sponsoredand

participatedintheannualChapbookFestivalatCUnYinboth2010

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP

Strategic Paper Group.

Workman Publishing Company

Worzalla

Sponsorship

Poets & Writers continued its longtime

partnership with Barnes & Noble

Booksellers. With B&N’s support,

Poets & Writers reached new audiences

across the country and increased the

organization’s visibility. In addition,

Barnes & Noble continued to underwrite

the annual Writers for Writers Awards

benefit dinner.

Poets & Writers also receives generous

public support from the National Endowment

for the Arts, the New York State Council on the

Arts, and the New York City Department of

Cultural Affairs.

2011 Gala Benefit: Top: Honoree John Grisham; Center: Board Members Celia Currin and Paul Vidich with

Table Host Sigrid Nunez; Bottom: Honoree Jonathan Galassi and Table Host Roxanna Robinson.

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susan isaacs, ChairmanWriter

Celia H. Currin, PresidentFounder & CEOWhisperStreet.biz

Paul J. Vidich, treasurerMedia Consultant/ Independent Director

Helen Macioce, secretary Former President (Retired)Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Company

ellen archerPresident and PublisherHyperion Books

amy BerkowerPresident & CEOWriters House, LLC

allison J. Davis Director of Communications and DevelopmentThe Riverside Church

Maureen Mahon egenFormer Deputy Chairman & Publisher (Retired)Time Warner Book Group and Hachette Book Group

elliot Figman Executive DirectorPoets & Writers, Inc.

Jane FriedmanCEO and Co-FounderOpen Road Integrated Media

Karin grafstromMarket Research ManagerMetropolitan Museum of Art

John W. Holman, Jr. PartnerHHR Asset Management, LLC

susan JacksonPoet

ellen r. JosephAttorney/Partner (Retired)Kaye Scholer, LLP

J. alan KahnEditor at LargeSterling Publishing

Joanne Leedom-ackerman Writer

susan D. McClanahanEntrepreneur & Education Specialist

Michael PietschExecutive Vice President and PublisherLittle, Brown and Company

theodore C. rogersChairman American Industrial Partners, Mgt. Co.Private Equity Investments

robin B. smith ChairmanPublishers Clearing House

shen tongFounder and PresidentVFinity

nicholas J. VergothSenior Vice President, Sales & MarketingLake Book Manufacturing, Inc.

galen WilliamsFounderPoets & Writers, Inc.

Landscape GardenerGalen Williams Landscape Design, Inc.

advisory BoardJames A. AutryRussell BanksVirginia BarberBilly CollinsMichael CunninghamCornelius EadyA. M. HomesSue Monk KiddJoanna S. RoseTimothy SeldesPeter Straub

Volunteer Members of Board CommitteesDan ArnheimRay CaveKim Chisholm Glenn D’AgnesJay FineGail Hochman Willys Schneider KalsJim KingVikram MalkaniDiana RaabPat RyanEva Usdan

BoaRD oF DiReCtoRS as of June 30, 2011

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elliot Figman Executive Director

Melissa Ford gradel Managing Director

William F. Hayes Director of Finance and Accounting

alexanne Pemberton Senior Accountant

Jason Contreras Accounting Assistant

D. sulaitis Administrative Coordinator

Linda rondinelli Assistant Director, Development & Marketing

auzelle M. epeneter Development & Marketing Associate

editorial

Mary gannon Editorial Director

Kevin Larimer Editor, Poets & Writers Magazine

suzanne Pettypiece Managing Editor

Jean Hartig Associate Editor

evan smith rakoff Assistant Online Editor

advertising

tim o’sullivan Advertising Director

sara Femenella Advertising Coordinator

Victoria Matsui Advertising Assistant

Readings/Workshops (east)

Bonnie rose Marcus Director, R/W (East) and the Writers Exchange

nicole sealey Assistant Director, R/W (East) and the Writers Exchange

Readings/Workshops (West) and California office

Cheryl Klein Director, California Office and R/W (West)

Jamie asaye Fitzgerald Assistant Director, California Office and R/W (West)

information technology

Jason Chapman Director, Information Technology

James Frederick Junior Web Developer

Galen Williams Fellows

Cathy Che Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation R/W Fellow

Katherine richardson Diana and Simon Raab Editorial Fellow

interns & Volunteers

accounting

Bilikiz Adebayo

Stephanie Estremera

advertising

Shyanne Bennett

administration

Rachel Gruskin

Eric Himmelfarb

Readings/Workshops (east)

Tiffany J. Nesbit

Nico Perez

Hana Sahar

California office and

Readings/Workshops (West)

Eugenia Chung

Kendall Darfler

Laila Ekboir

Alex Gortman

editorial

William Barnet

Katherine Chen

Emily Homrok

Rachel Marie Hurn

Kerri Jarema

Britny Kutuchief

Adrian Versteegh

poetS & WRiteRS StaFF as of June 30, 2011

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tReaSuReR’S RepoRt

POeTS&WRITeRSenDeDFY11InAPOSITIvefinancialposition.earnedrevenueremains

strong,accountingfor60%ofincomeinFY10and63%inFY11.Advertisingrevenuewasupfrom

2009to2010,andagainfrom2010to2011.Subscriptionswerealsoupeachyear.OurFY10Annual

Dinnerwasatremendoussuccess,earning$405,095(gross);inFY11theeventsetanewhigh,

earning$481,470(gross).Contributionsfromindividuals,foundations,andcorporationsremain

strong.Wehaveexperiencedcutsingovernmentsupport,withthetotaldecliningfrom$256,267

inFY09to$252,835inFY10,andthento$219,997inFY11,a14%drop.

Poets&Writers’strongperformance,carefulfinancialmanagement,anddedicatedsupportfromthe

communityarereflectedintheincreaseinnetassetsoverthepasttwoyears.AttheendofFY09total

netassetswere$5.1million;bytheendofFY10,thishadrisento$6.1millionandbytheendofFY11

to$7.3million—anincreaseof43%.

TheaccountingfirmofPustorino,Puglisi&Co.,llP,performedanauditofPoets&Writers’financial

statementandofferedanunqualifiedopinionthatthestatementsfairlyrepresentitsfinancialposition

asofJune30,2010andJune30,2011,respectively.Followingaresummariesofthestatementofopera-

tionsandfunctionalexpensesfromthoseaudits,completecopiesofwhichareavailableonrequest.

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2010 Sources of income

* 2010 Contributed Income Breakdown = Foundation 14%; Corporations 3%; Individuals 4%; Government Funding 7%; Special Events (Net) 9%

** 2011 Contributed Income Breakdown = Foundation 12%; Corporations 3%; Individuals 3%; Government Funding 6%; Special Events (Net) 10%

2011 Sources of income

publications 23%

publications 23%

program 80%

program 82%

Management 12%

Management 11%

advertising 37%

advertising 39%

Contributed* 37%

Contributed** 34%

other 3%

other 3%

Fundraising 8%

Fundraising 7%

2010 allocation of expenses 2011 allocation of expenses

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inCoMe 2010 2011

PublicSupport 1,249,616 1,223,667

earnedRevenue 2,152,679 2,295,914

OtherIncome 76,512 96,010

total $3,478,807 $3,615,591

eXpenSeS

ProgramServices 2,775,769 2,963,220

Management&General 407,892 393,504

Fundraising 294,008 254,920

total $3,477,669 $3,611,644

Revenue over/

under expenditures 1,138 3,947

unrealized &

Realized Gains 9,218 (4,625)

Change in

unrestricted net assets 10,356 (678)

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ReaDinGS/WoRKSHopS: WRiteRS SuppoRteD

All of the writers listed below received support from Poets & Writers to give readings and workshops

between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2011. This list is a testament to Poets & Writers’ commitment to provide

support for a diverse group of writers in all stages of their careers.

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MiguelAlgarin

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DianaAlvarez

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JonathanAmes

laurene.Anderson

e.J.Antonio

SamApple

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elizabethAusten

PaulAuster

CorinnaBain

RashidahIsmaliBakr

AmiriBaraka

PatriciaBarnes-Svarney

AndreaBates

MorrisBeasley

AaronBelz

CaraBenson

edmundBerrigan

ReginaldDwayneBetts

TaraBetts

DanielleBeurteauz

TamikoBeyer

WilliamBilliter

PaulDudleyBishop

TomBissell

ShadanBlake

MermerBlakeslee

CliffBleidner

RobertBorgatti

PhilipBrady

FrederickBright

TraciBrimhall

lucieBrock-Broido

MelissaBroder

JoelBrouwer

DonnaldsonBrown

JerichoBrown

victoriaBrown

JosephBruchac,III

AinsleyBurrows

edwardButscher

RegieCabico

PaulaCamacho

BonnieJoCampbell

ChristianCampbell

JenniferCampbell

PeterCarey

DavidCarkeet

edgarCarlson

TheresaCarrion

AmericoCasiano,Jr.

AlanCasline

FranCastan

KimberlyA.Cavanagh

SabrinaChapadjiev

JenniferChapis

AlexanderChee

KenChen

TerenceChiesa

SusanChoi

DavidChorlton

MichaelCirelli

SteveClorfeine

SusanDeerCloud

JefferyCochran

AndreiCodrescu

StevenCoffman

estherCohen

SeanMichaelCollins

BrendaConnor-Bey

ClarkCoolidge

M.DorettaCornell

PaolaCorso

JayneCortez

YolandaCoulaz

Talithav.Coverson

MaryMortonCowan

BobCowser

KalitaCox

libbyCudmore

MaryCuffe-Perez

MichaelCzarnecki

SteveDalachinsky

nargesRothermelDaneshkhah

edwidgeDanticat

MeghanDaum

ChristinaDavis

MildredDavis

ToddF.Davis

KwameDawes

Claridaddelaluz

MonaDevestel

edwinDe’leonJr.

MaryRussoDemetrick

AndrewDevitt

RachelGuidoDevries

AnnaDiBella

latashanatashaDiggs

MarkDoty

RitaDove

DeniseDuhamel

MichaelDumanis

SandrineDupiton

Corneliuseady

Patriciaeakins

Stephenelliott

ThomasSayersellis

Alexandraenders

Martinespada

SandraMariaesteves

Mattheweverett

ToddFabozzi

JamesFahy

JenniferFalu

livioFarallo

KathrynFazio

lisaFerber

MariaFernandez

MonicaFerrell

JoseAngelFigueroa

CharlesAdesFishman

DeborahFlanagan

lisaFleck

DennisFormento

TonyaFoster

SarahFrench

JeffFriedman

natashaFriend

TadFriend

BarryFruchter

MaryGaitskill

KateGallagher

DianeGallo

BeatriceGanley

MattGano

lakeyaGardner

YvonneGarrett

PhilipGerard

lizGessner

MargaretGibson

SabrinaGilbert

MargueriteGillard

MaryGilliland

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Jessicae.Godfrey

AmyGodine

MaritaGolden

JoshGoldfaden

JudithGoldman

SarahGoncalves

MareaGordett

DaneGordon

KathleenGraber

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CarolGraser

DorothyRandallGray

RussGreen

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lindaGregg

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RachelelizaGriffiths

JorgeGuitart

AndreiGuruianu

naomi Guttman

Kimikohahn

JamesAllenhall

Janethamill

Maureenhand

Monical.hand

nataliehandal

Ruthhandel

Jamicahardwick

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Pamelahart

nancyhathaway

Terrancehayes

Samuelhazo

Jeanneheiberg

Gladyshenderson

Miahernandez

vanessahidary

louishildebrandt

Donnahill

Kathleenhill

edwardhirsch

Bonnieelizabethhoag

ebonihogan

lynnhoins

Bobholman

Mikhailhorowitz

Randallhorton

Ginnahhoward

Mariehowe

Jibade-Khalilhuffman

AndreaIsrael

lindaSusanJackson

MajorJackson

MarlonJames

lisaJarnot

MaraJebsen

Michaelh.Jennings

TyehimbaJess

JacquelineJohnson

KarmaMayetJohnson

TravisMontezJohnson

edwardP.Jones

MarshallJones

FrankJudge

AriKalinowski

SarahKay

JosephKeckler

MarjorieKellogg

DanielKerwick

RoyKesey

JamesKing

SusanKing

MaxinehongKingston

GalwayKinnell

nancyKline

ChristineBoykaKluge

CarolStevensKner

RachelleahKoenig

DeborahCopakenKogan

SuzieMarionKossack

Beverlye.Kotch

ThomasKrampf

MaureenKravec

nancyKrim

Sarahlangan

victorlavalle

Davidlawton

Garylehmann

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Rainaleon

Philiplevine

CarolIonelewis

helenaD.lewis

Stewartlewis

Alicelichtenstein

Adalimon

Sonjalivingston

ericlockley

Dianelockward

Ramonalofton

Alexanderlong

Franklopez

Margaretlubalin

hectorluna

ellenAuglytle

KatharynhowdMachan

MarjorieMaddox

hakiMadhubuti

MaryMakofske

erikMaldonado

JessicaMaldonado

Marie-elizabethMali

IyaIboMandingo

JohnManeyJr.

BenMarcus

erinMarkey

ShelleyMarlowe

RobertMarshall

PatriciaMarte

MatthewQuinnMartin

valerieMartin

JosephMatuzak

CarlosMavila

AnneMazer

e.J.McAdams

GardnerMcFall

RickeylaurentiisMcGhee

RachelMcKibbens

JesusPapoletoMelendez

DavidMeltzer

PhilipMemmer

RashidaMerritt

DanteMicheaux

RobertMilby

DavidMills

JerryMirskin

TonyMitchelson

SiddharthaMitter

JessicaCareMoore

TracieMorris

RhondaMorton

RobertMoss

StanleyMoss

PeterMotzenbecke

AbdulS.A.Muhammad

harryetteMullen

JohnMurillo

JoanMurray

T.RasulMurray

eileenMyles

hadaraBarnadav

Meenanayak

Daleneal

Marilynnelson

Alexanderneubauer

Autumnnewman

Matthewnienow

Myrnanieves

Antonnimblett

Willnixon

Urayoannoel

lorinolasco

Dennisnurkse

Tammynuzzo-Morgan

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JohnO’Connor

ekokoOmadeke

MichaelOndaatje

JanuaryGillO’neil

lindaOpyr

louOrfanella

CynthiaOzick

TomPainting

JoshuaPalmatier

StephanosPapadopoulo

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RichardT.Robinson

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BerthaRogers

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IraidaJ.Rosado

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AnahiemmaRossini

MichaelRothenberg

CarinRubinstein

SharonRuetenik

helenRuggieri

DanRustin

CarlhancockRux

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natalieSafir

ClaraSala

YusefSalaam

AlexSanchez

SoniaSanchez

nyraineSantiago

MaryCatherineSchaefer

harrisSchiff

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PatriciaRothSchwartz

J.F.Seary

WilliamSeaton

la-TashaShareef

YuyutsuSharma

SaundraPearlSharp

JulieSheehan

JackieSheeler

neilShepard

IreneSherlock

RussellShorto

DanielSicoli

IbrahimA.Siddiq

PaulSiegel

leslieMarmonSilko

RaySimons

nasstassiaSitze

MaryMclaughlinSlechta

CarmenGiminezSmith

PatriciaSmith

AmySohn

GoldaSolomon

SusanB.A.Somers-Willett

DeborahSorrenti

lindaSpalding

JamalFelixSpann

PatriciaSpears-Jones

MatthewSpireng

WarrenSprauve

JaneSpringer

JamalSt.John

MeganStaffel

AlanSteinberg

MelvinStokes

laurieStone

SusanAdesStone

ToddA.Stone

MarkStrand

GailStraub

AlixStrauss

elizabethStrout

DavidSurface

MarioSusko

eileenSutton

SarahSuzor

TereseSvoboda

BaraSwain

PauletteSwartzfager

DouglasG.Swezey

evertonSylvestor

Georgee.Tait

PattiTana

JanineTavernier

CherylBoyceTaylor

GaylTeller

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SamanthaThornhill

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ColmToibin

JimTolan

JuanitaTorrence-Thompson

edwinTorres

PeterTrachtenberg

JamesTracy

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JonathanTropper

GeraldTrotman

QuincyTroupe

SashaTroyan

KellyZen-YieTsai

JudyTurek

FredericTuten

ChaseTwichell

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DebOlinUnferth

BarbaraUnger

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MaximilianWolfvalerio

lyraevanClief-Stefanon

KarenvanDyck

StevenvanPatten

Samuelvargas

Robertovassilarakis

JaninePommyvega

Pramilavenkateswaran

Jeanannverlee

Ceciliavicuna

Joevikin

Richardvillar

AnneWaldman

CharlotteZoeWalker

GeorgeWallace

CharlotteWalsh

TseringWangmo

KathleenWarnock

RosannaWarren

JackieWarren-Moore

GeorgeWatsky

TeddyWayne

ReginaWeichert

esthaWeiner

MaxwellWheat

esthaWiener

C.K.Williams

latashaWilliams

nikkiWilliams

AmeliaWinkler

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AmandaWright

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KennyFries

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Samhamill

Carlaharryman

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Jenhofer

Randallhorton

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AngelaJackson

larryJanowski

AllanJohnston

AllisonJoseph

KathleenKirk

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PatrickRosal

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GreggShapiro

TristanSilverman

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ScottStealey

JoStewart

RobbieQ.Telfer

AngelaTorres

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MarthaModena

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valerieWallace

KarenWeiser

AveryYoung

MikeZapata

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JanBeatty

MattBell

TaraBetts

DavidBlair

TimW.Brown

SabrinaChapadjiev

nandiComer

DavidCope

CurtisCrisler

JimDaniels

SeanThomasDougherty

ArickaForeman

TraceyC.Frazier

JoanGelfand

edwardhirsch

Randallhorton

Sylviahubbard

JoyceJenkins

MichaelJones

MichaelC.Jones

AllisonJoseph

MauryaKay

MegKearney

OlgaKlekner

FrankKoscielski

M.l.liebler

KhaledMattawa

GaryMetras

DunyaMikhail

JessicaCareMoore

laShawnMoniqueMoore

nahidRachlin

KevinRashid

JamesReese

JeromeRothenberg

AnthonySeidman

noreneCashenSmith

GeorgeWallace

BarryWallenstein

MarcusWicker

MichaelZadoorian

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laureAnneBosselaar

DarrellBourque

RickBragg

JerichoBrown

Kyshan.Brown

MeganBurns

JewelBush

BeulahCarey

PamelaDavis-noland

Kellynormanellis

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TomFranklin

ellenGilchrist

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leeMeitzenGrue

ellenhagan

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nancyC.harris

Jameyhatley

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ParneshiaJones

PaulKillebrew

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JohnBrantingham

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ArmandBrint

KurtBrown

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CatherineFrench

RuebiFreyja

KipFulbeck

DennisGaines

KateGale

RachelGalvin

AlbertGarcia

AngelnoeGarcia

SarahRafaelGarcia

ArmandoGarcia-Davila

AmeliaGarrido

JodyGehrman

JoanGelfand

nicoleJ.Georges

DanielF.Gerber

SabrinaGilbert

MariaMazziottiGillan

DedanGills

TerriGlass

KarenGolden

JewelleGomez

GuillermoGomez-Peña

AnthonylemuelGonsalves

MarkGonzales

lizGonzalez

MarthaGonzalez

veronicaGonzalez

CharlesGoodrich

B.lynnGoodwin

ArielGore

MaryleeGowland

JudyGrahn

PeterGrandbois

ReynaGrande

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BridgetGray

KimGreen

TimGreen

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KateGreenstreet

AndrewSeanGreer

RachelGregg

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nicolaGriffith

PatrickGrizzell

PaulGuthrie

StephenP.Gutierrez

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RobertS.Gwynn

AlbaCruzhacker

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RichardW.hampton

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Michaelhannon

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Jameyhecht

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Bobhicok

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Josephlease

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GabrielleleMay

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Franciscoletelier

Auroralevins-Morales

Gwynethlewis

vincelewis

Yiyunli

Aliliebegott

Margitliesche

Gennylim

edlin

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Bethlisick

Geraldlocklin

Rachelloden

nancylong

Jonlonghi

Barrylopez

Robertlozano

Suzannelummis

Kirklumpkin

Ricklupert

Glennaluschei

Alisonluterman

Kathleenlynch

MaryMackey

CarlMacki

DaleMadison

SusanMaeder

SerajiMahbod

nanMahon

eileenMalone

ArleneMandell

ShaheMankerian

RosemaryManno

AnaManwaring

MichelineAharonianMarcom

luish.Marron

JackMarshall

SerettaMartin

DavidTomasMartinez

DianeMathias

louiseMathias

CliveMatson

JamesMaughn

larryMaurice

JamaalMay

ethelMays

AlistairMcCartney

MichaelD.McCarty

MichaelMcClure

GaryMcDowell

ThomasMcGuane

PaulMchugh

MaryMcMillan

TerryMcMillan

JaneMead

StephenMeadows

KatMeads

MariaMelendez

DavidMeltzer

DavidMemmott

hannahR.Menkin

AlexaMergen

DeenaMetzger

TheresaT.Micene

TureedaMikell

AdamDavidMiller

CarolynMiller

JeanneMiller

JonJamesMiller

TimMiller

valerieMiner

ToniMirosevich

BreonMitchell

KenyaT.Mitchell

haroldMoe

lenelleMoise

CarolMoldaw

PenelopelaMontagne

TerryMoore

BlakeMore

C.B.Mosher

CharlesMosher

StephenMost

KayMouradian

vincentMowrey

KelMunger

JohnMurillo

KathyCanoMurillo

SarahMurphy

JimMusgrave

CarolMuske-Dukes

edMycue

Majidnaficy

PhillipT.nails

Andynelson

Dalenelson

WilliamA.nericcio

Melindanettifee

Susannichols

Geraldnicosia

BarbaraAnnnoble

lindanoel

Ruthnolan

Christinenora

Michelenorris

Marknowak

AchyObejas

RebeccaK.O’Connor

WilliamO’Daly

GwynnO’Gara

ChrisOlander

lanceOlsen

AliciaOstriker

luisPacheco

JudithPacht

MelindaPalacio

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ClaudiaRankine

JonahRaskin

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SusanRich

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MichaelRiedell

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SandraGarciaRivera

WendyRivera

DorenRobbins

KenRodgers

luisRodriguez

RichardT.Rodriguez

ZackRogow

DannyRomero

MonikaRose

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KimRosen

JordanRosenfeld

MichaelelsohnRoss

leeRossi

JeromeRothenberg

MichaelRothenberg

IgnacioRuiz-Perez

RobinRule

SharmanAptRussell

KayRyan

AntonioSacre

YasaminSafarzadeh

RussellSalamon

AidaSalazar

DixieSalazar

AlbertSalinas

Juanl.Sanchez

BryanSanders

ScottRussellSanders

lucySanna

AlanSatow

AdamSchmalholz

RichardSchmidt

DennisSchmitz

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MarylynMotherbearScott

lisaSee

J.D.Seibert

MicheleSerros

DaveSeter

PattySeyburn

JadeShames

MatthewShenoda

SheldonSiegel

emmanuelSigauke

CeliaSigmon

RichardSilberg

ScottSimon

PamelaStoneSinger

ernieSites

CurtisSittenfeld

G.P.Skratz

MarkSloan

DevinSmith

JimSmith

KaelanSmith

RickSmith

DavidSmith-Ferri

KakwasiSomadhi

MikeSonksen

AnaMariaSpagna

ThomasSpanbauer

JohnSpivey

DilaniSrijaerajah

DavidSt.John

DaveStamey

BobStanley

DavidStarkey

lisaStarr

TimothySteele

hannahStein

RansomStephens

SamStern

BonnieDomroseStone

SusanStraight

AustinStraus

JosephStroud

JohnStruloeff

ellenSussman

AimeeSuzara

ArthurSze

PhilTaggart

AungAungTaik

JoelB.Tan

TerryTaplin

MichelleTea

AlexandraTeague

BrianTeare

RobbieQ.Telfer

AngelinaThao

WilliamThao

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GarlandThompson

lynneThompson

RussellThorburn

AndrewTodhunter

ImaniTolliver

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BenFongTorres

KatherineTowler

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lindaTroeller

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MikeTuggle

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WilliamTweed

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PatTyler

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Mariavaldez

MaxWolfvalerio

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Jessievaneerden

Yeelengvang

Davidvann

Billvartnaw

Patricevecchione

Marcusvega

Abrahamverghese

Jaleesavickers

vendelavida

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Juliavinograd

Connievoisine

SandraWade

JeanWaggoner

JessalynWakefield

elleryWashington

CaroleWeatherford

CharlesharperWebb

MaryWebb

RuthWeiss

JudyWells

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Tomvaughan

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Tomhunley

JourdanKeithImani

KarenKeys

AlexKuo

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BrendaGaleWright

CarolyneWright

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RebeccaBrown

AnitaFeng

AnneFinger

DavidFrancis

Samhamill

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MichaelMcClure

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Piepzna-Samarasinha

BillPorter

GeorgeQuibuyen

WilsonDiehlStrote

ArthurSze

RobbieQ.Telfer

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SholehWolpe

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ChangmingYuan

AliaYunis

tuCSon

Samuel Ace

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RobinBrandeBaade

StephanieBalzer

DanBeachy-Quick

AnselmBerrigan

SherwinBitsui

WendyBurk

ShannonCain

DoloresConnelly

JohnD’Agata

BeverlyDahlen

AlisonhawthorneDeming

StellaPopeDuarte

CamilleDungy

ShawnFinn

JoannaFuhrman

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KarenJ.hanson

Juanitahavill

Brenthendricks

nikiherd

Tung-huihu

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MyungMiKim

BeccaKlaver

CybeleKnowles

Maryroselarkin

Kimlyons

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PatriciaManning

GeorgeMattingly

DeborahMayaan

MaighreadMedbh

BonnieJeanMichalski

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JudyRay

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KitRobinson

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lynnSaul

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RonSilliman

JannileeSimner

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albany

CohoesPubliclibrary

PadenInstituteforWritersofColor

TrinityInstitution/

homerPerkinsCenter,Inc.

WomanWords

allegany

FriendsofCubaCirculatinglibrary

Bronx

AcentosFoundation

BronxCommunityCollegeBeGIn

Program

CoalitionofAfrican-AmericanChurches

Kingsbridgeheights

CommunityCenter

leeGoodwinFamilyResidence

literaryFreedomProject

nuyoricanSchoolOrganization

PoetryJazz

PePforSeniors

RiverdaleManorhomeForAdults

FeGS

Broome

BroomeCountyArtsCouncil

BroomeCountyPubliclibrary

GeorgeF.Johnsonlibrary

RiverreadBooks

WindsorWhipWorksArtGallery

Cattaraugus

MentalhealthAssociation/

CattaraugusCounty

Cayuga

AuburnPublicTheater

CayugaCommunityCollege

FingerlakesWritersGroup

GenoahistoricalAssociation

PeaceDreamers

Chautauqua

ChautauquaInstitution

DarwinR.BarkerlibraryAssociation

Chemung

BigFlatsCommunityCenter

lightonthehill

Chenango

ChenangoCountyCounciloftheArts

GuernseyMemoriallibrary

Clinton

BlackPoetryDayCommittee

ClintonCountyhistorical

Association/Museum

InvoiceWritingClub

Plattsburghlibrary/BlackPoetryDay

RedhummingbirdFoundation

Columbia

Columbia-GreeneeducationCenter

hudsonOperahouse

newlebanonlibrary

PaynFoundation

Roe-JanCommunitylibrary

Cortland

hudsonOperahouse

PhilipsFreelibrary

Roe-JanCommunitylibrary

Delaware

CatskillDevelopmentFoundation,Inc.

DelawareChamberofCommerce/

Art&SouloftheCatskill

DelawareCountyhistoricalAssoc

TreadwellCommunity

ImprovementClub

WilliamB.Ogdenlibrary

Williamh.AdamsAntiquarianBooks

Dutchess

BardPrisonInitiative

MerrittBookstore

Staatsburglibrary

erie

WesternnewYorkRomanceWriters,Inc.

WilliamsvilleCentralSchools

essex

northCountrySchool

PadenInstituteforWritersofColor

UpperJayArtCenter

Franklin

Goff-nelsonMemoriallibrary

Fulton

GloversvilleFreelibrary

haleCreekCorrectionalFacility

Johnsonhall

nextStepII

TryonGirlsCenter

Genesee

Genesee-OrleansRegional

ArtsCouncil

Gillam-GrantCommunityCenter

TheManorhouseSeniorCommunity

Greene

CairoPubliclibrary

ThomasColenationalhistoricSite

Hamilton

IndianlakePubliclibrary

Herkimer

TheArtsGuildofOldForge

ReaDinGS/WoRKSHopS: SponSoRinG oRGaniZationS

All of the organizations listed below hosted events supported by Poets & Writers between July 1, 2009

and June 30, 2011. These sponsors make important contributions to the literary life of their

communities, and Poets & Writers salutes them.

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MohawkvalleyCenterfortheArts

Women’sClub/hCCC

Jefferson

hendersonFreelibrary

IveshillRetirementCommunity

Kings

APublicSpace

BrooklynCollege,englishDepartment

BrooklynMoon

BrooklynPubliclibraryMaconBranch

BrooklynResidentialCenter

CaribbeanCulturalTheatre

CaveCanemFoundationInc.

CenterforBlackliteratureatMedgar

eversCollege

CentralBooking

ConeyIslandhistoryProject

DivasforSocialJustice

eldersSharetheArts

GoodbyeBlueMonday

JobsforYouthApprenticeshipProgram

MaleDevelopmentand

empowermentCenter

nYWritersCoalitionInc.

nYCCollegeofTechnology

RealPoetry

SaintJohn’sParksand

RecreationCenter

SundaySalon

Uncalled-ForReadings

vetCenterBrooklyn

lewis

northernRegionalCenter

forIndependentliving

livingston

GeneseevalleyCouncilontheArts

GrovelandCorrectionalFacility

limaPubliclibrary

Madison

TheSocietyfornewMusic

YoungWriter’sWorkshop

Manhattan

14thStreetY

92ndStreetY

AbingdonTheatreCompany

AdelphiUniversityMFAProgram

AfricanvoicesCommunications,Inc.

AliForneyCenter

AlliedProductions,Inc.

BellADOnnA

Bellevuehospital35

BlackRockCoalition

BoricuationCulturalFoundation

BryantParkCorporation/

BryantParkReading

BurrowsInk

CalypsoMuse

CaveCanemFoundationInc.

TheCenterforBookArts

Chashama,Inc.

CityCollegeofnY

CityCollegePoetryOutreachCenter

CityCollege/TheSimonh.

RifkindCenter

CommunityWorks,Inc.

CoonBidness

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