Kimberly O'Connor

Hello dear readers,

My writing of 30 poems in 30 days for Tupelo Press kicked off yesterday! You can read my poems for May 1 and 2 here.

As you’ll see, this project is a fundraiser for Tupelo Press. Tupelo was one of the first presses that came into my orbit when I was but a wee poet who barely knew how poems were made into books. Since then I’ve admired dozens of their books, and as you might recall, wrote about them recently for being a moral sentinel, too.

If you read my poems and want to donate, that would be wonderful. And you won’t just be supporting them, you’ll also be supporting me–writers who raise $750 for the press get to stay at Gentle House, their writing residence, for 5 nights.

And, as a fun gift, for everyone who donates $150 or more, you get to make up a title or give me a topic, and I’ll write that poem sometime this month! After you donate, send me a title or topic at oconnor_kimberly@yahoo.com

Here is where you can donate directly to Tupelo through my 30/30 page.

And here is where you can read my poems throughout the month-though I’ll occasionally be sharing parts of the poems here on my website, too.

Thank you for considering supporting me and Tupelo Press.