About this project
In 2009, forty-six fragile open-reel videotapes of Public Access Poetry were donated to The Poetry Project by Greg Masters. A grant and subsequent anonymous donations supported the preservation and digitization of 31 of the original tapes through The Standby Program at MercerMedia, with consulting support from Anthology Film Archives.
Dedicated to making the Public Access Poetry archive available to the public, as envisioned by its producers more than thirty years ago, The Poetry Project has been collaborating with PennSound to accomplish this. Currently, all 31 of the digitized episodes are being hosted on PennSound and are viewable via The Poetry Project's website.
The Poetry Project is currently seeking $3,500 in funding to have the remaining 15 open-reel tapes (approx. $250/tape) of Public Access Poetry preserved and digitized through The Standby Program at MercerMedia. The digital transfer of the 15 remaining tapes will not only complete this project, but will make the entirety of this valuable archive available and accessible to the public for the first time.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on November 15, 2011.
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A 1-year Individual Poetry Project Membership, which includes $5 admission to all regularly scheduled events, a 1-year subscription to The Poetry Project Newsletter & a copy of The Recluse #7 (2011).
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A 1-year Supporting Poetry Project Membership, which includes FREE admission to all regularly scheduled Poetry Project events, a 1-year subscription to The Poetry Project Newsletter & a copy of The Recluse #7 (2011).
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All Rewards included for pledges $300 or more, plus a copy of Kenward Elmslie's "Nite Soil" (Granary Books, 2000) and grateful public acknowledgement.
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All Rewards included for pledges $500 or more, plus your choice of "Howl" (DVD, 2010) or "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within" (DVD, 2010), grateful public acknowledgement and all of The Poetry Project's undying love and gratitude, of course.
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Since its founding in 1966, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery has been a forum for public literary events and a resource for writers. Now in its 46th season, The Poetry Project continues to furnish encouragement and resources to poets, writers, artists and performers whose work is experimental, innovative and pertinent to writing that proposes fresh aesthetic, cultural, philosophical and political approaches to contemporary society.
Through its live programming, workshops, publications, website and special events, The Poetry Project promotes, fosters and inspires the reading and writing of contemporary poetry by (a) presenting contemporary poetry to diverse audiences, (b) increasing public recognition, awareness and appreciation of poetry and other arts, (c) providing a community setting in which poets and artists can exchange ideas and information, and (d) encouraging the participation and development of new poets from a broad range of styles.
