Our Non-Profit Mission

Tax deductible donations in any amount, or the purchase of any Crosswinds Poetry book/s are most appreciated. Thank you.

FRIEND: $3 per month recurring donation, or one-time donation of $35
Your help allows Crosswinds to cover print costs for 5 copies Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island Poetry anthology, or annual national poetry contest edition.

TEACHER: $5 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $60
Your assistance helps cover travel expenses for facilitators delivering a no-cost poetry workshop at Rhode Island Libraries and elsewhere.

SUPPORTER: $10 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $120
Your support provides stipends for facilitators delivering a multiple session, no-cost poetry workshop at Rhode Island Libraries and elsewhere.

ALLY: $25 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $300
Your contribution provides stipends for poetry and music performances in Rhode Island Assisted Living Centers, libraries, and other venues, and the printing costs for 35 copies of Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island poetry anthology, or national poetry contest edition.

AMBASSADOR: $50 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $600
Your investment covers the cost of 100 copies of Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island Poetry anthology: one for each of Rhode Island’s public libraries, and one each to the 50 contributing poets, or 100 copies of Crosswinds’ national poetry edition, with one delivered for each of the 100 contributors.

BENEFACTOR: $100 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $1,200
Your largesse covers the cost of providing 100 copies of Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island poetry anthology to Rhode Island libraries and poet contributors, and the delivery of multiple session poetry workshops to each of three Rhode Island libraries.

Note:
Crosswinds Poetry supporters at all levels will be noted in Crosswinds’ anthologies and national contest editions. 

Crosswinds supports literacy efforts and organizations, along with foodbanks.

LOCAL

  • The Rhode Island Center for the Book.
  • The Rhode Island Community Food Bank

NATIONAL

  • Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
  • Feeding America

Crosswinds Poetry is a registered 501c3

Tax deductible donations in any amount, or the purchase of any Crosswinds Poetry book/s are most appreciated. Thank you.

FRIEND: $3 per month recurring donation, or one-time donation of $35
Your help allows Crosswinds to cover print costs for 5 copies Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island Poetry anthology, or annual national poetry contest edition.

TEACHER: $5 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $60
Your assistance helps cover travel expenses for facilitators delivering a no-cost poetry workshop at Rhode Island Libraries and elsewhere.

SUPPORTER: $10 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $120
Your support provides stipends for facilitators delivering a multiple session, no-cost poetry workshop at Rhode Island Libraries and elsewhere.

ALLY: $25 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $300
Your contribution provides stipends for poetry and music performances in Rhode Island Assisted Living Centers, libraries, and other venues, and the printing costs for 35 copies of Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island poetry anthology, or national poetry contest edition.

AMBASSADOR: $50 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $600
Your investment covers the cost of 100 copies of Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island Poetry anthology: one for each of Rhode Island’s public libraries, and one each to the 50 contributing poets, or 100 copies of Crosswinds’ national poetry edition, with one delivered for each of the 100 contributors.

BENEFACTOR: $100 per month recurring, or one-time donation of $1,200
Your largesse covers the cost of providing 100 copies of Crosswinds’ annual Rhode Island poetry anthology to Rhode Island libraries and poet contributors, and the delivery of multiple session poetry workshops to each of three Rhode Island libraries.

Note:
Crosswinds Poetry supporters at all levels will be noted in Crosswinds’ anthologies and national contest editions. Crosswinds also supports food security and literacy organizations at the state and national levels.

LOCAL

  • The Rhode Island Center for the Book.
  • The Rhode Island Community Food Bank

NATIONAL

  • Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
  • Feeding America

Crosswinds Poetry is a registered 501c3

Crosswinds Poetry ‘s mission is to widen the audience for poetry and to highlight the work of a diverse group of writers. Crosswinds also seeks to create and deliver no-cost poetry and writing workshops and poetry events. 
We welcome donations in any amount to help us facilitate our mission.
Sincerely,
David Dragone,
Editor-in-Chief,  Crosswinds Poetry Journal
A 501 (c)(3)