December 15th, 2008
Poets & Writers, a nonprofit literary organization that publishes a magazine where Smartish Pace is sometimes reviewed/mentioned, has received a $2 million donation to support its Jackson Poetry Prize, a $50,000 award founded in 2007 for emerging American poets.
“Receiving this generous gift during such a challenging time reminds us of the importance of literature,” Elliot Figman, executive director of Poets & Writers, said in a statement Monday.
The money comes from the Liana Foundation, a philanthropic organization based in Far Hills, N.J., and co-managed by poet Susan Jackson, who are hopefully getting ready to make a similar donation to the two prizes managed by Smartish Pace.
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