Organizations Filed Purposes:
A LIBRARY AND MEETING PLACE THAT INVITES POETS AND THE PUBLIC INTO THE LIVING TRADITION OF POETRY, OFFERING POETRY BOOKS AND RESOURCES, LITERARY EVENTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO DOCUMENT THE DIVERSITY OF MODERN POETRY AND STIMULATE DIALOGUE ON ISSUES OF POETRY IN CULTURE.
POETS HOUSE LIBRARY AND SHOWCASE:THE POETS HOUSE LIBRARY IS AMONG THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. THE 70,000 VOLUME COLLECTION IS OPEN TO EVERYONE FREE OF CHARGE, IN OPEN STACKS. DURING THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO BUILD DIGITAL ASSETS, ADDING TO THE COLLECTION OF RARE AND IMPORTANT MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE; PRODUCED OUR ANNUAL SHOWCASE EXHIBIT OF NEW BOOKS OF POETRY FROM OVER 700 PUBLISHERS; AND ADDED OVER 3,000 VOLUMES TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.
LITERARY PROGRAMS:POETS HOUSE HOSTED HUNDREDS OF EVENTS INCLUDING A CURATED SERIES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS, READINGS, AND EXHIBITIONS FEATURING ACCLAIMED AND EMERGING TALENT FROM THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD; WRITING WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES AND AN INTENSIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR EMERGING POETS. THROUGH ITS LITERARY PARTNERS PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMED POETS, PUBLISHERS AND FELLOW LITERARY ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTING READINGS AND OTHER EVENTS. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH LIBRARIES AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS IN WI AND UT, AND AT OUR HOME SITE IN NYC, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS SERIES EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS OF SCIENCE AND POETRY.
THE CHILDREN'S ROOM AT POETS HOUSE:THE POETS HOUSE CHILDREN'S ROOM OFFERS CHILDREN AND TEENS A WAY TO EXPLORE LANGUAGE AS A VEHICLE FOR THE IMAGINATION, A MEANS OF SELF-EXPRESSION AND A PATHWAY TO UNDERSTANDING. WELCOMING OVER 10,000 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND EDUCATORS EACH YEAR, THE POETS HOUSE CHILDREN'S ROOM OFFERS FREE CLASS TRIPS, FAMILY READING TIMES, A WEEKLY TINY POETS TIME. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES POETRY AND WRITING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NYC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jane Preston | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $110,160 |
| Lee Briccetti | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $108,462 |
| Kevin Young | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Stern | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| E Ward Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael T Sillerman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Myra Shapiro | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Platt Deceased 219 | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| H Bruce Mcever | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Larsen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Klein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Kandall | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Grubin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cheri Fein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Penny Barr | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Adrian Ellis | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Siobhan Reardon | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Earle | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Margo Viscusi | PRESIDENT EMERITA | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas F Potter | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Kissane | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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