Other ways to help

The Art of Reading is just beginning, and I would love your help. If you have a skill, an idea, or an opinion, I would like to hear it.

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Tell me what you think

Tell me about the class times, the pace, and the content, and what you would like to read. I am building this with the readers who come, so what you say changes what I do. I read every note.

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Lend your skills

If you have skills in marketing, video, design, or the web, I would love to hear from you. If you have other ideas, I would love to hear those too. I am excited to be building this, and I would value your feedback and your help.

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Where you can help

Here is what I am working on to reach more readers and to make scholarships possible. If one of these is yours, or you know someone who could help, write to me.

Reaching readers

Bring a friendInvite someone to the free master class, or tell your book group about it.Share it Reading evenings in AustinAn evening of reading together in person, in a bookstore or a library, with the books on a table. I am looking for the right places.Introduce me PodcastsI would like to be a guest on shows about books and poetry. Do you know a host?I know oneShort videoClips from the classes for the website and social media. I need help with editing, and with deciding what to cut.I can help Cards and flyersSmall cards to leave at bookstores, book groups, and festivals, each with a way to join the free master class. I need a good designer.I can help Book newslettersI am planning to advertise in a few literary newsletters. Advice from anyone who has done this is welcome.I can help Book groups, teachers, and librariesAnyone who could tell their people that the classes exist, and that scholarships do too.Introduce me

Making it possible

Sponsor a readerA month, or a full year, of a reader’s membership. Scholarships are open to anyone who asks, and sponsors help pay for them.See how Sponsor a fellowshipA year of one-on-one work with me for a poet or an essayist. Tuition is free to the Fellow, and sponsors pay for the year.Hear more

Hear where this is goingA few notes each season on where The Art of Reading is headed.Sign me up Employers and organizationsA company, a school, an alumni group, or a club that might sponsor readers, or cover membership for its people.Introduce me Partners and investorsIf you are thinking of something larger than a gift, I would be glad to talk.Let’s talk Fundraising adviceIf you have raised money for a small program or a school, an hour of your advice is welcome.I can help

Serious literary study has lived mostly inside universities. I want it open to anyone who wants it, whatever their money, time, or background. Thank you for helping.

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