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The Poetry State Forest project will preserve and restore Bernadette Mayer’s home in East Nassau, NY. The house, and the surrounding woods known as the Poetry State Forest, has served as the site of poetry workshops, readings, and gatherings for over twenty years. Repairs to Bernadette’s house and library will make sure that it remains a space for writers and artists to visit, stay in residence, and honor the legacy of the much beloved poet Bernadette Mayer.

Help us open Bernadette Mayer’s home, library and archives to poets, artists and researchers to visit by spring 2025.