National Poetry Month: 30 days. $30,000. We need you.

	March 28, 2011		During the 30 days of April, National Poetry Month, we're asking you to celebrate poetry with us in 30 ways (plus one). The one is this: More than ever, we need your support to continue to bring poetry to young minds, to continue our popular Poem-A-Day program, and to continue to host poetry events and encourage poetry in your state and across the country. Your generosity during National Poetry Month can help us reach our goal of raising $30,000 to keep poetry thriving. Celebrate poetry during all 30 days of April, and help us continue our efforts all year long. As a thank you, we're offering these great gifts: • Donate $25 and receive a free download of W.S. Merwin recordings. • Donate $50 and receive a free download of W.S. Merwin recordings for your iPod and a Walt Whitman ruled notebook for your own poems. • Donate $100 and receive a free download of W.S. Merwin recordings, a Walt Whitman ruled notebook for your own poems, and a copy of Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets. 30 Ways to Celebrate Poetry Visit Poets.org to find out a new way to celebrate poetry for every day in April. We'll be giving suggestions and providing resources for holding your own reading, making an anthology of your favorite poems, and much more. Plus, follow @poetsorg on Twitter. We'll have different poets tweeting for us every day in April. Support National Poetry Month and keep resources on Poets.org free and growing. Thanks for being a part of the Poets.org community. Please sign in to subscribe to other Poets.org newsletters, change your email address or unsubscribe from this list at any time. Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901 New York, NY 10038 212-274-0343 academy@poets.org