Poetry humanizes. Poetry can tell the story of the land, the heart, the life. Money feeds, clothes, and secures. … We must care for one another. Let the poetry of this project be a portal, the money be a raft, and our encounter be a communion. Write poems. Write cheques. Launch futures. … Like fundraisers by runners and bakers, poets writing a-poem-a-day in this campaign, raise money for a cause — education and resources to welcome and serve legal immigrants, to integrate economically and culturally into the community, and become self-sufficient. The hosting organization, Center for New Americans, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Goal $70.00
71.43% towards our goal
$50.00 raised
HONOR ROLL
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I am an artist, an immigrant to the US, child of immigrants to Canada.  

I am the daughter of a mother who was exiled from her home by ethnic massacre and the decree of occupiers; the daughter of parents who grew up under foreign rule, without citizenship in their own country, the land of their birth and residence; the child of a father who was gifted, and hunted.  

Immigration is complex.  Being an immigrant is challenging, disorienting, and often lonely.  

My writing explores themes of identity, relationship, heritage, the natural world and indigeneity.  My professional work has served immigrants from overseas and the Americas, as well as indigenous and disadvantaged youth and vulnerable adults.

From their meagre income, throughout their lives my parents supported others in need — models of offering a hand up.  This campaign is an opportunity for me and you to do the same.

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