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Your generous support as a paid member of Public Poetry fuels our mission to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive poetry community. By becoming a member, you directly contribute to a variety of programs that enrich the lives of poets and poetry lovers alike, including:

• Supporting featured poets: Your membership fees help us provide financial compensation to the talented poets who grace our stages.

• Funding creative collaborations: We foster innovative poetry experiences through commissioned collaborations and cash prize awards.

• Sustaining free community events: Thanks to our members, we can continue to offer free poetry events throughout the city, like our popular monthly library reading series.

• Investing in the future: Your membership helps us develop new programs such as "Creative Youth," which empowers young creatives to participate in our annual REELpoetry festival.