<div>Our <em>30for30</em> final day has passed. I'm thrilled to report that we have raised <strong>$21,106, from 192 donors</strong>. What a response! These donations will protect our small reserve and allow us to plan into the Fall 2026 season and beyond. They will help us fund fees and travel expenses to bring poets from many parts of Canada. I have said this before, but I say it again. <strong>We are grateful, </strong>and excited to carry on into our 31s and 32nd years with weekly readings for over 30 weeks per year, along with publishing and workshop activities and special events. As soon as I figure out how, we will take this site down. Those still wishing to donate can do so through our <em>CanadaHelps</em> page. If you're nearby, we invite you to one or our Friday nights at Russell Books. You can see the lineup on the <strong>Planet Earth Poetry website</strong>. Onward.
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<div><strong>Thank you!</strong>
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<div>Steven, Zoe, &amp; the PEP Team.
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<div><strong>30 for 30 - <em>$30 for 30 Years - Help us fund another 30 years of poetry! </em></strong>
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<div><strong>Planet Earth Poetry invites you to join our campaign, with your donation of $30.00, </strong> and you'll get an automatic charitable donation receipt.
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<div>Reading series across the country are vanishing, as arts funding dwindles in these tough economic times — <strong>Planet Earth Poetry (aka PEP) </strong> has served the poetry community for 30 years, and we don't want to vanish! You may know that we pay every one of our featured poets a reading fee. If every audience member, and every poet who has benefited from PEP over the years participates, we are sure to reach our goal.
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<div><strong>Planet Earth Poetry</strong> has been continuously programming poetry readings, workshops, and publications since 1995––even through Covid and other challenges. It has thrived and survived with fantastic volunteer support, public donations, in-kind contributions, and sporadic grant funding. PEP has been able to offer readings and streams for free. But now we face financial challenges with unpredictable and shrinking grant funding. I'm the volunteer President of the society, and along with Zoe Dickinson, one of the heart-beats of PEP, we're speaking to you on behalf of poetry.
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<div><strong>30 for 30</strong> is PEP’s 30th Anniversary fundraising campaign––to support our poetry programs now and into the future.
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<div>If you donate today, you’ll ensure our continuation––and poets, listeners, readers, poetry publishers, and poetry itself, will thank you.
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<div>Maybe a <strong>$300</strong> donation suits you better. Or <strong>$30 a month</strong>, or perhaps your limit is <strong>$3</strong>. All will be gratefully received, and donations are receipted. Your help can ensure our stability and continuing poetry activities––presenting poets, local and from across Canada.
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<div><strong>Our new and final goal is to hit as close as we can to $30,000 by February 14, 2026.</strong>
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<div><em>Will you help PEP reach that goal?</em>
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<div><strong>Highlights to date:</strong>
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<li>Approximately 2000 feature poets from across Canada presented over 30 years.
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<li>More than 187 Live-streamed &amp; YouTube readings since 2020.
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<li>Open mic readings by thousands of poets, locals and visitors.
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<li>Poet’s Caravan Video Readings by 57 well-published Vancouver Island poets in their chosen settings.
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<li>Anthology publications.
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<div>You can watch a sample video here:
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<div><a href="https://youtu.be/8sOnJWQufU4?si=i8Q-7cHibcyaZ0nT" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://youtu.be/8sOnJWQufU4?si=i8Q-7cHibcyaZ0nT" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/8sOnJWQufU4?si=i8Q-7cHibcyaZ0nT</a></a>
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<div><strong>Need to know:</strong>
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<li>Planet Earth Poetry is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization that offers tax receipts.
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<li>It is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
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<li>It is supported by dozens of members and volunteers.
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<li>It is curated and programmed by a freelance Artistic Director.
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<li>It presents more than thirty live poetry events per year. It welcomes presenters and audience members from all walks of life in a safe, positive, and non- discriminatory, environment.
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<li>Its events take place in Russell Books where books line the room and are visible in every direction. It is a natural home for live literary presentations.
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<li>It is hosted by poets and poetry lovers.
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<div><strong>Please share this link with your own personal or social media network.</strong>
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<div><strong>Thank you!</strong>
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