We are tethered to something large and ongoing.

Dear Reader,

As you are one of Poem-a-Day’s most dedicated readers, I’m writing to thank you for being a special member of our community and to ask for your help.

Poem-a-Day is a one-of-a-kind series. It reaches more readers each morning than any other poetry publication. And, importantly, it’s free because we believe that poems by today’s poets, and treasures from poets who have gone before, should be widely available.

And it’s free because readers like you, who value Poem-a-Day, keep it free.

If you’re able, I hope you will take a moment today to make a special gift to support Poem-a-Day. This National Poetry Month, we are working hard to raise at least $100,000 to sustain and continue to grow the series. Your contribution helps to cover production costs and pay poets.

You and I know that reading poetry regularly enriches our lives—that “at the heart of every poem by any poet” is, as Tracy K. Smith has said, a “tension between the intimate and the vast” that affirms that we “are tethered to something large and ongoing.”

Thank you for being a part of Poem-a-Day and helping to ensure its ongoingness.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Jennifer Benka
Executive Director

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P.S. We hope to raise $100,000 this National Poetry Month to sustain and grow Poem-a-Day in the year ahead. See our progress, and make a gift, here.

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