About PACYA

A grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting poetry for every age group. Founded by poet Steven Withrow in 2011.
Welcome to Poetry Advocates for Children & Young Adults! Our growing membership is a combination of poets, authors, teachers, students, scholars, editors, librarians, booksellers, and readers of every age from around the world. Our 18-member advisory board for 2011-2013 includes:
Calef Brown
Shannon Collins
Julie Danielson
Rebecca M. Davis
“Founding members” who have offered their support include Janet S. Wong, Douglas Florian, Jane Yolen, David L. Harrison, Laura Purdie Salas, Jeannine Atkins, Tabatha Yeatts, Sonya Sones, Ralph Fletcher, Helen Frost, Liz Korba, Lesléa Newman, Elaine Magliaro, Eileen Spinelli, Denise Doyen, Kathi Appelt, Rob Dunlavey, Peter H. Reynolds, Marilyn Singer, Leslie Bulion, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Gregory K. Pincus, Heidi Mordhorst, Jeanne Poland, Kenn Nesbitt, Patricia Hubbell, Margarita Engle, Marilyn Nelson, Paul B. Janeczko, Kalli Dakos, Eric Ode, Georgia Heard, Bobbi Katz, Tony Mitton, Rachel Rooney, Alan Murphy, Sheree Fitch, Charles Waters, Constance Levy, Pie Corbett, and Michaela Morgan.
We are dedicated to:
  • Speaking out for the need to engage with poetry at every age level—and addressing the challenges of doing so
  • Creating a global online hub for news, reviews, essays, and interviews; learning/scholarly resources; communication and networking; audiovisual archives; collaborative projects; and more
  • Organizing and promoting readings, awards, workshops, and conferences in North America and internationally
You may follow us on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to this blog by typing your email address in the prompt at the lower right of the main blog page. Please contact stevenwithrow@gmail.com with any questions about PACYA.

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