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“I give to Cave Canem as a way of celebrating the lyricism, warmth and allegiances born each year through its programs.” — Donor

Ally Yourself with Black Voices.
Become a Cave Canem Donor.

Ways To Give

Online: Click HERE to make your tax-deductible donation online.

Check: Donations by check can be made payable to “Cave Canem Foundation” and sent to

Cave Canem Foundation,
20 Jay Street, Suite #310-A
Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Donations by Stock Transfer:

Please notify Executive Director, Lisa Willis here of stock gifts directly and include donor name, address, name of security, number of shares, and value of shares

Tax ID Number: 13-3932909
20 Jay Street, Suite 310-A
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel. (718) 858-0000
Direct line: (917) 744-1730

Brokerage Firm: Vanguard Institutional Services
Phone Number: 800-339-4515
DTC #: 0062
Cave Canem Account Number: 65600076

For information to send donations by Bank Wire, ACH or EFT, please contact Elizabeth Thompson and Natalie Desrosiers here.

When You Give to Cave Canem

Cave Canem has established a legacy for creating a pathway for Black poets to evolve into their best creative selves and pursue careers as artists.

Your contribution to discovering and sustaining the many voices of Black poetry has the power to broaden this impact.

When you give to Cave Canem, you join a growing group of dedicated individuals with a stake in the future of Black poetry. Your donation:

Sustains the cost of delivering public programs
Supports the costs of transportation, room-and-board, and tuition for the annual writing retreat
Ensures that community writing workshops, book prizes and the annual retreat remain free to apply, and so much more.

Ally Yourself with Black Voices.
Become a Cave Canem Donor.

Cave Canem Foundation is recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the Internal Revenue code. Gifts made to Cave Canem are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Unless you specify anonymity, your name will appear in our reports.

“By the time I leave a CC Retreat, I can feel that the internal imperative to Write! has shifted from an obsessive, isolating quality to one of deep communal rites and responsibilities – what healthier transition exists for an artist?

Geffrey Davis

2015-11-26T15:51:22-05:00

Geffrey Davis

“By the time I leave a CC Retreat, I can feel that the internal imperative to Write! has shifted from an obsessive, isolating quality to one of deep communal rites and responsibilities – what healthier transition exists for an artist?

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/geffrey-davis/

“There is nothing like being seen by the eyes of those who, without explanation, understand why you do what you do when you do it. There is nothing like not having to decode or apologize for the sweet pleasure of a word or phrase that will not let loose of your ear.”

Nikky Finney, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South

2015-11-26T15:29:19-05:00

Nikky Finney, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South

“There is nothing like being seen by the eyes of those who, without explanation, understand why you do what you do when you do it. There is nothing like not having to decode or apologize for the sweet pleasure of a word or phrase that will not let loose of your ear.”

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/nikky-finney-the-ringing-ear-black-poets-lean-south/

“While I can't even begin to measure Cave Canem's value to me personally (community, friendship, rigor), we all can see the radical movement it’s occasioned in American poetry. To be plain: it's changed—and is changing—the face(s) of our literary landscape. How often in our lives will we be able to participate in something as important and beautiful? It's a joy to support this."

Ross Gay, Fellow

2015-11-26T15:44:48-05:00

Ross Gay, Fellow

“While I can't even begin to measure Cave Canem's value to me personally (community, friendship, rigor), we all can see the radical movement it’s occasioned in American poetry. To be plain: it's changed—and is changing—the face(s) of our literary landscape. How often in our lives will we be able to participate in something as important and beautiful? It's a joy to support this."

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/285/

“Cave Canem is a kind of heaven, yes. It’s not just that we are speaking to each other there as black people; it’s that we’ve lived the lives of black poets. We’ve faced the fears, the hurts, and we’re still poets. To undertake and stay with this task, usually so unrewarded, creates a kind of strength and compassion that is enormous.”

Toi Derricotte

2015-11-26T15:31:58-05:00

Toi Derricotte

“Cave Canem is a kind of heaven, yes. It’s not just that we are speaking to each other there as black people; it’s that we’ve lived the lives of black poets. We’ve faced the fears, the hurts, and we’re still poets. To undertake and stay with this task, usually so unrewarded, creates a kind of strength and compassion that is enormous.”

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/toi-derricotte/

“Back in 2000 when I was first accepted at Cave Canem, I was working part-time at a bookstore making less than $7 an hour. The scholarship I received was the only reason I was able to attend, and it changed my writing life by introducing me to mentors like Toi Derricotte and Nikky Finney and eventually connecting me to the editor who published my first book. Please consider changing another poet's life by supporting Cave Canem financially.”

Traci Dant, Fellow

2015-11-26T15:44:16-05:00

Traci Dant, Fellow

“Back in 2000 when I was first accepted at Cave Canem, I was working part-time at a bookstore making less than $7 an hour. The scholarship I received was the only reason I was able to attend, and it changed my writing life by introducing me to mentors like Toi Derricotte and Nikky Finney and eventually connecting me to the editor who published my first book. Please consider changing another poet's life by supporting Cave Canem financially.”

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/284/