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UniVerse is focusing on giving a voice to refugee poets—poets
who are rarely heard, from nations that are rarely recognized.
Sadly, the majority of humanity does not have a public voice or honest, potent representation. UniVerse proposes to help remedy this situation through focused, concerted, often daring initiatives.
You can help give all nations,
regardless of territory, a voice.
See our donations menu below for how your support helps effect much needed change.
Donations Menu
$50-$250
FREE UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
A tax deductible donation of $50-250 will be applied to the creation of online curricula through Free UniVersal Education. Reading international poetry inspires empathy and deepens students‚ understanding of literature, politics, history and humanity. Our staff and international community of poets will offer downloadable video, audio, and print materials to facilitate the teaching of poems from around the world. Each lesson will be adaptable for the secondary or post-secondary level and its creation will require $1000 of billable time. This figure factors in an equal donation of volunteered time.
$250-$500
UNIVERSE EXPANDING
A tax deductible donation of $250-500 will allow us to include a new poet on our international archive of poets: www.universeofpoetry.org. This includes research, correspondence, editing and page preparation and may include translation. These figures factor in at least a 50 percent donation of time on the part of staff and interns.
$500-$1000
ENDANGERED NATIONS
A donation of $500-1000 will allow us to profile a new nation on UniVerse. Nations may be established political entities or groups of people without territory or political representation. We will feature at least one representative poet, three poems in the original language and in translation, as well as a cultural profile and history of that nation. This context will greatly aid in the teaching and understanding of the poems.
$1,000-$10,000
UNIVERSE LIVE
A donation of $5,000-$10,000 would allow us to become a live, international forum. UniVerse Live would feature weekly podcasts, articles about poetry from renowned thinkers, live online conversations with poets and links to resources for readers, writers, teachers and translators. As always, this donation would be matched by volunteer efforts.
Presently, UNIVERSE LIVE is broadcast weekly [Sundays, 6 PM] on Northwestern University radio station WNUR, 89.3 FM.
$5,000-$10,000
UNIVERSE FESTIVAL OF FREE EXPRESSION
A tax deductible donation of $5,000-10,000 or more would assist the UniVerse team in staging the annual UniVerse Festival of Free Expression, an exhibition of poetry, artwork, film and music created by artists who have been forced to flee their homelands. The festival will feature both internationally acclaimed artists and under-recognized visionaries, focusing on the triumph and humanity of their creative achievements despite the challenges of living as refugees. This vital exhibit curated and hosted by Flatfile Galleries [www.flatfilegalleries.com] will feature lectures and workshops by contributors, concordant with poetry readings and musical performances in a major Chicago theatre venue. Events will be professionally recorded and filmed for unlimited broadcast on our site and eventual feature on radio and television. Donations will be applied to publicity, flights and per diems for each poet, and to the creation of a limited edition catalogue to commemorate the festival.
UniVerse Festival of Free Expression 2009 is planned to coincide with AWP (Associated Writing Programs) Conference which will be featured February 11-14 in downtown Chicago.
$10,000 +
POETIC REFUGE
A tax deductible donation of $10,000 or more would allow us to share the voices of poets and people living as refugees. The majority of humanity does not have a public voice or honest, potent representation. UniVerse proposes to help remedy this situation through focused, concerted, often daring initiatives. UniVerse will find and feature refugee poets living in the U.S. and abroad--poets who are rarely heard, from nations that are rarely recognized. And whenever possible, UniVerse poets will travel to refugee camps in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and elsewhere to establish writing workshops and poetry forums. We then will publish these voices, poems and stories on www.universeofpoetry.org.
.50 cents - $50
JEREMY THE GENTLE'S SOLUTION
A friend in Kauai once decided to travel the world. He asked everyone on Anini Beach for $5 to finance his journey. He circled the globe--twice.
UniVerse wishes to thank:
Universal Patrons
Bhodi Arts, India
Lucia Blinn, Italy
BP Fabric of America, multiple nations
Tiphaine Chigot, France
Phil & Joan Dittmann, Lithuania, Poland
Cynthia Erskine, England
Adèle Fammerée, Belgium, France
Linda Feldman, Israel, Palestine
Gail Hajjar, Bhutan
Irving Harris Foundation, multiple nations
Tom & Mary Ellen Jackson, Norway
Martin Mazzanti, Italy
Francine Nevers, Italy
Lois Remeikis, Bhutan
Deborah Rosen, Chile
Marsha Sabourin, Russia
Diana Twyman, Saudi Arabia
Judith Valente & Charles Reynard, United States
James & Cynthia Webster, Ireland
Whole Foods Market, multiple nations
Universal Friends
Jeff & Margaret Kier
Phil & Natalie Levin
Dr. Beth Rom-Rymer
Sponsors & Partners
Associate Organizations
UniVerse of Poetry is artist-in-residence at FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago (www.flatfilegalleries.com).
TWiN Poetry (United Kingdom)
www.myspace.com/twinpoetry
Shakespeare & Company (Paris, France)
www.shakespeareco.org
Edizioni & Festival Torino Poesia (Italy)
http://www.torinopoesia.org
Pont des Arts Ensemble (United States/France)
http://www.myspace.com/pontdesartsensemble
UniVerse is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible.
To become a patron for UniVerse, please contact: director@universeofpoetry.org.
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