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Thank you for joining us as Monthly Sustainer. It is only with the ongoing support of individuals like you that the Academy of American Poets is able to produce free and far-reaching programs and publications that champion poets and poetry. Your monthly contributions will enable us to do the following this year: 

• Add at least 1,000 poems to Poets.org, which for 20 years has made poetry accessible to millions of readers;
• Publish 260 poets in Poem-a-Day, the original and only daily publication showcasing new poems by today’s poets;
• Send free resources to 100,000 classrooms and libraries for National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; and
• Serve more than 33,000 K–12 teachers each week with Teach This Poem and other award-winning resources, including lesson plans and classroom activities.