Support the Poetry Center with Your Donation
The Poetry Center has received citations of excellence from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. It is funded in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts -Department of State and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and Passaic County Community College, as well as workshop fees and individual donations. All donations are tax-deductible, and supporters are listed here on our website
Since 1980, the Poetry Center has been presenting high-quality programming including the Distinguished Poets Series, Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, The Paterson Poetry Prize, the annual Paterson Literary Review and the Distinguished Poets reading series and workshops.
To continue to expand our work on behalf of poetry, we need your support. Please consider giving a monetary gift to the Poetry Center. No matter how big or small, we are deeply appreciative of any donation you can give.
With gratitude and blessings,
Christine Redman-Waldeyer, Director
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Emeritus Founder
Individual contributors
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